[Board] Writing up OSGeo priorities

[Cameron Shorter]

On 02/03/13 11:16, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
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> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Cameron Shorter 
> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On 02/03/13 03:38, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
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>         Il 01/03/2013 15:18, Jeff McKenna ha scritto:
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>             4) Supporting packaging/distribution of our projects.  The
>             Board
>             realizes the importance of packages such as OSGeoLive, and
>             is willing to
>             provide financial support where possible.
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>         IMHO, osgeo4w is one of the most visible and important direct
>         contribution of osgeo
>         to the cause. Currently is badly understaffed, mostly based on
>         voultary work, and as
>         a result many packages are not up to date, which gives several
>         problems to our users.
>         My suggestion is to give this project more resources.
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>     Paolo,
>     I agree that osgeo4w is an excellent initiative, and I'd love to
>     see it excel. However, I don't think OSGeo throwing money at the
>     project is the path to success. What is required is one of two
>     dedicated volunteers to put in some hard hours to push the project
>     forward, which in turn would attract a greater community.
>     Related to funding priorities, please refer back to:
>     http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2013-02-26#Support_initiatives_which_support_themselves
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> Folks,
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> I will note that I think providing supportive funding for OSGeo4W
> does count as supporting initiatives that support themselves.  For
> me this means support efforts that have already demonstrated
> community interest amoung users and contributors.  I think
> OSGeo4W has done both.
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>

Frank, I've added mention of osgeo4w in my write up.

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