[Board] RE: Eclipse foundation

[Michael P. Gerlek]

So it looks like Daniel and I and Peter can't make it -- anyone else?

-mpg


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg at flaxen.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:07 AM
> To: board at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Eclipse foundation
> 
> Daniel and I have been talking to the Eclipse Location Industry Working Group (http://wiki.eclipse.org/Location) about ways we could
> partner with them -- they have some strengths we don't (major engagement with industry) and we have some strengths they don't
> (huge codebase and community).
> 
> As a first step, we can clearly see an MOU forming. My opinion only, of course, but in the longer term, such an alliance might address
> some of the things we'd like to do but haven't shown good abilities at -- like fund raising for projects and getting major industry
> involvement. OSGeo might be considered as two different groups: the community and code development side, which is very good
> already, and the "business development side" which could be aligned with Eclipse. Again, just my early opinions at this point.
> 
> Anyway, they are holding their 1st meeting as a F2F at the Location Intelligence Conference in Washing DC in May, and would like
> OSGeo to be involved.
> 
> I propose we send an Ambassador or two. Daniel and I have started the conversation with them, but any one of us could do it.
> 
> Do we have any policies and cost structures for the Ambassador function yet?
> 
> -mpg