[Board] [OSGeo-Standards] Proposal to accept OSGeo / OGC MOU

[Tom Kralidis]

Thanks Bruce.  The Board discussed the below today FYI.  I've left some
notes at https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80#issuecomment-9799

Next steps will be to table the proposed updates to OGC/Scott.

Thanks

..Tom

On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 7:03 PM Bruce Bannerman <
bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Dear OSGeo Board,
>
> For Information:
>
> Please see below the results of an OSGeo Standards List discussion of the
> proposed OSGeo / OGC MOU.
>
> This is the culmination of a six week community engagement process to
> discuss the MOU and related open spatial standards issues.
>
> There have been no dissenting views expressed the the proposal below in
> the week since I originally sent it to the Standards List.
>
> I understand that from Tom Kralidis that this proposal now needs to go
> back to the team negotiating the proposed MOU.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bruce
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Bruce Bannerman <bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com>
> *Date:* 10 September 2021 at 11:25:02 AEST
> *To:* standards at lists.osgeo.org
> *Cc:* Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis at gmail.com>, Scott Simmons <
> ssimmons at ogc.org>
> *Subject:* *[OSGeo-Standards] Proposal to accept OSGeo / OGC MOU*
>
> 
> I’ll bring the OSGeo Standards List review of the proposed OSGeo/OGC MOU
> to a close now.
>
> People on the list have had ample time to comment.
>
> The comments that have been made are generally in support of the MOU.
>
>
> I propose on behalf of the OSGeo Standards Community that:
>
>
>    - The OSGeo Board accept the proposed MOU, with the following
>    modifications to Exhibit A:
>
>
> Change Clause 4 at [3] below, to
>
> “4. OSGeo will collaborate with OGC to identify open source technologies
> that can be used as Reference Implementations for and to validate
> compliance tests developed for OGC adopted standards.”
>
> Insert new clause after 4.
>
> “n. OGC will waive the Trademark License fee associated with Compliance
> certification to 1) OSGeo recognised Open Source products that are not
> subject to proprietary dual licensing; 2) Open Source products selected by
> OGC as a Reference Implementation; and 3) the relevant software passes
> OGC Compliance test procedures. This Trademark License fee is typically
> paid by the developer on an annual basis. This waiver will remain in effect
> for that version of software. An OSGeo recognised Open Source product is
> one that has been approved by the OSGeo Incubation Committee and the OSGeo
> Board as either an OSGeo Project, or an OSGeo Community Project."
>
>
> I’ll leave this proposal open for 5 days from the date of this email for
> comment, prior to sending it to the OSGeo Board on the 15th September 2021
> UTC.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bruce
>
>
> P.S. A list of OSGeo Projects, including Community Projects may be found
> at:
>
>
>    - https://www.osgeo.org/projects/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10 Aug 2021, at 00:55, Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone: hope you are all doing well.  Per subject and [1][2], we have
> been working
> with OGC to renew our Memorandum of Understanding, and now have a draft
> (Exhibit A) of
> the MOU for your review and comment.
>
> Please see [3] for your review, comment and input.  Anyone with the link
> should be able to
> comment in the document.
>
> This is an important time for the updated MOU.  Open Source and Open
> Standards are
> natural, healthy and evolving, and this MOU will grow the collaboration
> between our
> organizations especially given OGC's increasing focus on developers.  Note
> that the MOU
> provides OSGeo an Associate Membership as well as the opportunity for
> input into the next
> generation of compliance testing (CITE).
>
> Input and feedback is requested by Friday, 03 September 2021 at 12h UTC.
>
> If there are no major issues, we will put the MOU for approval at the F2F
> Board meeting following
> FOSS4G 2021.
>
> If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> On behalf of those involved in updating the MOU (OGC, OSGeo MOU Review
> Team).
>
> ..Tom
>
> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020
> [2] https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80
> [3]
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNbDCkmjqfOtrUjOLkYNNhKhtPzXI_uCAC4R-l8drbY
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