[Board] Proposing OSGeo apply for a Google Season of Docs grant

[Astrid Emde (OSGeo)]

Hello Cameron,

looks like a very good proposal.

Board - yes we should vote on Loomio.

Astrid

Am 14.03.2021 03:36 schrieb Helena Mitasova:
> Cameron,
> 
> this is extremely valuable project and a very good timing as we have
> just discussed the need to make the categories of software listed
> on the osgeo website and osgeo live consistent - it is somewhat
> confusing now.
> 
> Although this may be beyond the scope of the project but some
> modernization of terms may be needed as well
> (e.g. there was a suggestion to replace Desktop with Geospatial
> Processing Platform because Desktop is usually only one of several
> ways how certain software is used).
> 
> Angelos, board, - given that we have board meeting on March 29 and
> this is needed much sooner can we approve this through Loomio?
> Angelos may be you can put it up for a vote?
> 
> Thank you all for this effort, Helena
> 
>> On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:28 PM, Cameron Shorter
>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Okay,
>> Here is a draft Glossary Season of Docs Proposal.
>> 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1enUFAZX1srNmZ3oy4rt_gqv8AeCx2tL5bM6ej8kq9N4/edit
>> [1]
>> 
>> This is based on the following template:
>> 
> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/org-proposal-template
>> [2]
>> 
>> Comments and feedback welcomed.
>> 
>> On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 06:33, Cameron Shorter
>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Sending again - this time while subscribed to the OSGeo board list.
>> 
>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 11:20, Cameron Shorter
>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> TL;DR We are looking for OSGeo board approval to apply for a Google
>> Season of Docs grant. Approval is required in less than a fortnight.
>> Submission is due 26 March 2021.
>> 
>> OSGeo board,
>> 
>> A bunch of us within the OSGeo Lexicon committee [3] would like to
>> apply for a Google Season of Docs [4] grant. This would result in us
>> being able to hire a tech writer for ~ 3 months.
>> 
>> We're still fleshing out details for the application and scope of
>> work, but it is anticipated to involve describing "How to set up an
>> interoperable glossary" as well as setting up a few exemplar OSGeo
>> glossaries, such as for OSGeo-Live and Geo For All, and ideally a
>> few project specific ones too.
>> 
>> Over the next week I'll be drafting a proposal.
>> 
>> As the board, can you please discuss and provide tentative approval,
>> pending having a final proposal ready.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Cameron Shorter
>> 
>> Technical Writer, Google
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Cameron Shorter
>> 
>> Technical Writer, Google
> 
> --
> 
> Cameron Shorter
> 
> Technical Writer, Google
> 
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> Helena Mitasova
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> Faculty Fellow,
> Center for Geospatial Analytics
> North Carolina State University
> Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
> hmitaso at ncsu.edu
> 
> 
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1]
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1enUFAZX1srNmZ3oy4rt_gqv8AeCx2tL5bM6ej8kq9N4/edit
> [2] 
> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/org-proposal-template
> [3] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Lexicon_Committee
> [4] https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/timeline
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