[OSGeo-Board] OSGeo status regarding implementation of standards

[Frank Warmerdam]

Arnulf Christl wrote:
> Hi,
> I have been asked by the OGC whether OSGeo wants to become an active 
> standardization body. I said that OSGeo has set a high affinity for 
> standards in its charter but that it is currently not actively 
> developing them. Reading the page "Tile Map Service Specification" 
> speaks a different language though:
> From: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Tile_Map_Service_Specification
> This specification is currently in active revision, edits are accepted 
> from any user at any time. Please join the mailing list 
> http://lists.eogeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tiling to discuss your ideas 
> before applying them to the draft. The specification will first move 
> from active revision to final review and then finally to numbered 
> specification, at which point it will be locked.
> Personally I am all in favor of a fast, easy, and truly open process 
> that considers technical aspects and goes about it pragmatically. But we 
> do not have an official statement regarding this. As long as we have not 
> considered this we should be careful proclaiming the above 'standard' in 
> the way we do because of all kings of legal implications.

Arnulf,

I don't think there is a problem with it being called a standard, or living
in the OSGeo wiki.  I would appreciate some sort of preamble or something
indicating it is a defacto standard being developed by a community of
interest, and not officially associated with OSGeo.

Best regards,
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