[Board] OSGeo membership in GLTN

[Daniel Morissette]

Hi Arnulf,

Thank you for the clarification. This sounds great to me.

Daniel


On 14-02-06 12:56 PM, Arnulf Christl wrote:
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> Daniel,
> thanks for pointing this out. I tried to make my introduction as short
> as possible which in turn makes it incomplete. :-) The basic idea is
> that GLTN is a formal relationship which allows to transfer funds. Put
> the other way round UN-Habitat can currently not sponsor anything
> OSGeo. Simple as that. But once there is a formal relationship like
> this membership, then there are options. This is not software
> development but just like you were saying could be around code
> sprints, workshops, but also to fund individuals to come to
> conferences and meetings.
>
> One example is the upcoming FIG conference in Kuala Lumpur where OSGeo
> was invited to give a presentation but there was no option to waive
> the fees. Through the GLTN membership there are options to reimburse
> travel and lodging expenses. This could be done directly through the
> individuals or through OSGeo, whichever way the respective fiscal
> systems require. We will have to learn how this works once we are there.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Arnulf
>
> On 02/06/2014 04:47 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>> Hi Arnulf, All,
>>
>> I am fine with the proposal and Cameron's proposed changes.
>>
>> Just one quick reminder as treasurer, in your initial mail you
>> wrote "Joining this partnership will allow partners to fund
>> individuals through OSGeo to join forces on the project,
>> collaborate on the software, take part in meetings, conferences,
>> workshops, etc."
>>
>> I have to remind you all that our US non-profit status does not
>> allow us to "fund individuals through OSGeo" to work on software
>> projects as that would be unfair competition to private sector
>> companies. However, as long as OSGeo doesn't pay for their work, we
>> can still provide tools (like the hosted services you mention) or a
>> venue (think: host a code sprint) to facilitate collaboration
>> between participants who each get their own funding/salary directly
>> from other sources.
>>
>> The letter didn't talk about funding at all, so there is nothing
>> to change there. This is just a friendly reminder.
>>
>> Daniel
>>

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