[OSGeo-Board] OSGeo status regarding implementation of standards

[Paul Ramsey]

Well, since Arnulf is a principle member of the OGC, I can only  
assume they mean "are you planning on trying to marginalize us"?   
Which we're not, of course.  Or we are, in the same way we're trying  
to marginalize ESRI.  Basically we are trying to "get things done",  
using an open source methodology and creating open source products.   
Those methodologies can be applied to all kinds of work products:  
software, specifications, documentation.  And that we apply them to  
current topics of interest should surprise noone.

P

On 3-Nov-06, at 8:57 AM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:

> I'm kinda curious what exactly OGC means by asking this question --
> "whether OSGeo wants to become an active standardization body."  Who
> from OGC is asking, and why do they even care?  Was it just that they
> were interested because the original TMS spec was related to their WMS
> spec, or..?
>
> (fyi, I've heard a few off-list wonderings in the past couple days  
> about
> our standards position & so forth, largely as a result of AdenaS's  
> blog.
> I'm glad we're taking the time to clarify our position.)
>
> -mpg
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Arnulf Christl [mailto:arnulf.christl at ccgis.de]
>> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 8:00 AM
>> To: OSGeo-Board
>> Cc: Paul Ramsey; tmitchell at osgeo.org
>> Subject: [OSGeo-Board] OSGeo status regarding implementation
>> of standards
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Any opinions?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Arnulf.
>>
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