[Board] Not graduated OSGeo project...

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Thanks Dirk,

We need to reflect that on our website, I agree.

Regards,
Angelos

On 10/21/2016 10:36 AM, Dirk Frigne wrote:
> Venka et All,
>
> It was w board decision on the face2face meeting in Januari 2016 to
> replace the Education committee by  Geo4All. This was mentionned in the
> meeting. From the meeting notes:
>
> MC: Recognize Geo4all is the new educational outreach of OSgeo
> MS: seconded
> Passed
>
> Relationship with Geo4all
>
>      The have decided for scenario 1B
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_OSGeo_Relationship#Scenario_1B
>      We are dissolving the disfunct education committee and establish
> Geo4all as the new education outreach of OSGeo
>      Geo4all needs to provide a contact personal
>
> Regards,
> D.
>
> On 21/10/2016 01:27, Venkatesh Raghavan wrote:
>> Maxi, Cameron and all,
>>
>> Perhaps the term "Education Committee" could be replaced with
>> Geo4All as it represents the educational outreach project of
>> OSGeo.
>>
>> Mapbuilder which is listed as an Foundation project has
>> retired [1] and and can be removed or shown
>> "Past Project".
>>
>> Regarding "Public Geodata Project", I expressed my views in
>> the recent e-mail [2]. I would be happy to work together with
>> anyone who would like to take up on forming the "Data4All"
>> initiative with OSM, HOT and others in the Open Data
>> community.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Venka
>>
>> [1]
>> http://cameronshorter.blogspot.jp/2008/07/end-of-life-for-community-mapbuilder-we_29.html
>> [2] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2016-October/016812.html
>>
>> On 10/21/2016 4:53 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> Hi Maxi,
>>>
>>> I'm not sure our software incubation checklist is the correct criteria
>>> to apply to "OSGeo Outreach Projects".
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> The education committee is a huge success story of OSGeo, attracting
>>> educators from around the world who are promoting Open Source to
>>> future generations. OSGeo should be promoting this community.
>>>
>>> OSGeo-Live likewise has hundreds of contributors, provides a easy way
>>> for new users to find out about Open Source projects, and maintains a
>>> high level of quality. It should be promoted. Note, we have considered
>>> taking OSGeo-Live through graduation. Checklist here:
>>>
>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Incubation_Graduation_Checklist
>>>
>>> One concern I have is that OSGeo-Live includes more projects than just
>>> those incubated. A casual observer would naturally deduce that if
>>> OSGeo-Live has reached incubation quality, then all included packages
>>> should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect
>>> and should not be promoted by OSGeo, and is a reason for OSGeo-Live
>>> not to be officially recognised as an OSGeo incubated project.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> The OSGeo Data Committee is a great idea, but has lost impetus. This
>>> might be a candidate for dropping from the home page. Possibly we
>>> should be pointing people to Open Street Map or similar.
>>>
>>> Warm regards, Cameron
>>>
>>> On 21/10/2016 12:20 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
>>>> dear Board,
>>>> in the OSGeo landing page (www.osgeo.org <http://www.osgeo.org>) in
>>>> the "OSGeo projects" frame are listed the so called "Outreach Projects".
>>>>
>>>> To my understanding and knowledge these listed projects (Public
>>>> Geospatial Data, Education and Curriculum, OSGeo Live) have not been
>>>> nor incubated nor graduated.
>>>>
>>>> I'm therefore asking for clarification, and in the case my
>>>> understanding is correct, to immediately remove these projects from
>>>> the landing page.
>>>>
>>>> Two of them are actually committee, at the same level of the other
>>>> OSGeo committee, that in my opinion should be equally promoted and
>>>> listed togheter.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Maxi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> *Massimiliano Cannata*
>>>>
>>>> Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica
>>>>
>>>> Responsabile settore Geomatica
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14
>>>>
>>>> Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09
>>>>
>>>> massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch <mailto:massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch>
>>>>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
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