[Board] Motion regarding Systems Support for non-OSGeo Projects, and Fusion (and Motion)

[Dave McIlhagga]

+1

Dave

On 7-Dec-07, at 11:01 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:

> Folks,
>
> The Fusion project has requested hosting on OSGeo's services (Trac,
> SVN, Email).  Per our policy they have first requested this service
> from SAC who has passed a motion in favor of doing the work.
>
> Our existing approved process is that we would next have to pass a  
> motion
> at the board level accepting the project as appropriate for us to  
> support.
>
> However, I feel this process is unnecessarily slow and difficult  
> (since
> board email motions require support from every single board member  
> before
> being passed).  I, with the agreement (grudging or otherwise) of  
> Howard
> Butler (SAC chair) would therefore like to make a motion for us to  
> adjust
> our policy to reduce the overhead and delay.
>
> --
>
> Motion: Provision of systems support services by SAC for non-OSGeo  
> project
> will hereafter require a motion approving the support by SAC *and*  
> a failure
> to object by any board member given two business days of notice of the
> intention to support.
>
> --
>
> The above motion is basically saying we don't need to pass a motion  
> approving
> SAC's plan, but that we do require notice, and any board member can  
> object in
> which case a formal motion of some sort would be needed to proceed.
> Furthermore that we need at least two business days notice for a  
> objection.
>
> I need *every single board member* to vote in support of this email  
> motion
> in order for it to pass.  If there are questions, feel free to  
> ask.  If you
> prefer to discuss it in a board meeting then just -0 it now and  
> that is
> sufficient to hold things up.
>
> I am in support of my own motion: +1
>
> Furthermore, I would like this email to serve as notice of intent to
> provide system resources to the Fusion project.  The motion was passed
> by SAC a while ago. Unfortunately we weren't organized enough to  
> get the
> request onto todays agenda.  Details on the request can be found at:
>
>   http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/171
>
> If the earlier motion *passes* and no one objects, then we will be  
> ready
> to proceed with work for Fusion.
>
> Best regards,
> -- 
> --------------------------------------- 
> +--------------------------------------
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