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

[Cameron Shorter]

Dropping osgeo-board from the CC list.

Nikos picked up earlier that we should have a project web page.
We currently have an OSGeo wiki page for our lexicon committee:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Lexicon_Committee
I think we can probably create another couple of wiki pages:
1. An OSGeo Glossary Project wiki
  + Note, changing the name from "glossary pilot" to "glossary project"
* Source material:
  +
http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2020/12/halfway-status-glossary-pilot.html
  + https://www.ogc.org/blog/3292
  +
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WZw1_iAC8uWTqFo335i5h_q8IbEYLqzNRYYWBRNtkd0/edit#slide=id.ga1ec31f923_0_3


2. An OSGeo Glossary Season of Docs Page
  + Cover specifics about our Season of Docs proposal
  + We can primarily base upon our proposal at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1enUFAZX1srNmZ3oy4rt_gqv8AeCx2tL5bM6ej8kq9N4/edit
  + For reference, here is our 2019 page, which is more than we'll need:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Season_of_Docs_Ideas_2019, primarily based on

On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 at 02:35, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) <astrid_emde at osgeo.org>
wrote:

> 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
> >
> >  _______________________________________________
> > Board mailing list
> > Board at lists.osgeo.org
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
> >
> > Helena Mitasova
> > Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
> > 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
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Board mailing list
> > Board at lists.osgeo.org
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>


-- 
Cameron Shorter
Technical Writer, Google
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