[OSGeo-Board] OSGeo status regarding implementation of standards

[Gary Lang]

Dave Schell asked me, and I said no. That's what we've said before. So I
agree with you at this time. 

-----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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