[Board] MoU with Korea's Land & Housing Corp (LH Corp)

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Bart,

I personally feel that this MoU with OSGeo will mean a lot for the LH 
Corp decision makers that are trying to convince team leaders to use 
Open Source, and that yes the real work will be done at the local 
chapter level (which is why the chapter is mentioned in the draft).

This is why an agreement with the OSGeo foundation will strongly help them.

And, I did foresee your exact comment coming, of course. But I do 
strongly support this agreement (just a handshake, a picture, but, means 
a huge deal locally).

PS. I was ready for your email to my inbox :)

-jeff



On 2015-08-28 3:04 PM, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
> Hey Jeff,
>
> just wondering here if MoU's at national levels make sense for OSGeo. This can become very unmanageable quickly IMHO.
>
> Maybe just have local chapters deal with this level and have OSGeo deal with MoU's at the global level only?
>
> Bart
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 28 aug. 2015, at 19:57, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>>
>> Board,
>>
>> This is to let you know that initial work is happening offline, with Sanghee's help, for an MoU with Korea's big housing corporation, "LH Corp".  The MoU draft is here http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_LH_Corporation
>>
>> The goal is to meet during FOSS4G-Seoul to finalize that.  Then, after Seoul event, to bring this to the OSGeo Board for approval.
>>
>> Some background on LH Corp (Sanghee's words):
>>
>> ****
>> LH Corp is one of the largest public companies in Korea providing land and housing for public purpose. They are owned and controlled by the Korean government. They’ve played a large role in the development of many geospatial systems in Korea as well.
>> ****
>>
>> Edits to that draft are welcomed (you don't need to ask for approval).
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>