<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Jeff and Board, this is an official request to the Board (put it please in the agenda of your next meeting)</div><div><br></div><div>1) the request has to be sent to the Board or to the Discuss list?</div><div>2) which are the rules? </div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks for that!!</div><div><br></div><div>Maria</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div><br></div><div><div id="Signature"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><b>----------------------------------------------------</b></font></span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli<br>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</span></div></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">FOSS4G EUROPE - Don't miss it! </b><a href="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015" style="font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Home</font></a></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="padding: 30px 30px 40px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 578px; vertical-align: top;"><div style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="padding-left: 11px; padding-right: 5px; margin-top: 14px;"><table cols="2" rows="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=03450634040182435548&emid=COD1q67m-cECFQ_DjAodSl8AJA&path=%2F115663172974992941672%2Fposts%2F3zd7VWkEKDK&dt=1415957935909&ub=49" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/qoUsUkfKiObRHuMNn-wwVQT3w5CKAou4XwolzmiZ-LCISNOR1ZJLeIJL1_CqZYJavz0qvUifwEXlXJNwiO4wtEE=s220-p-k-a" alt="immagine non visualizzata" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block; border: 0px; max-width: 220px; max-height: 220px;"></font></a></td><td><table cols="1" rows="2" width="240"><tbody><tr><td><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET <br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/0">Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO</a> (ITALY)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Tel. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327336" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/1">+39-031-3327336</a> - Mob. <a href="tel:+39-328-0023867" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/2">+39-328-0023867</a> - fax. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327321" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/3">+39-031-3327321</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">e-mail1: <a id="NoLP" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" tabindex="0"></a><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/4">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a id="NoLP" tabindex="0">e-mail2</a>: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></p></font></font></span></div></div></div></div><div><br>Il giorno 13/apr/2015, alle ore 14:26, Jeff McKenna <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>> ha scritto:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Maria, what you are not understanding, and I don't expect you to as you are not in my position, is that I actually get a lot of requests exact same as yours, often (I remember your private request came the same week as another). Yes from private companies and from researchers. The solution is for you to bring your request publicly, or as I see the 2007 guidelines state as noted by Even, bring your request to the Discuss list. Putting me as responsibility to bring your request publicly puts me in a very tricky situation (supposed to be representing the whole community, but could be seen as supporting one private company's interest).</span><br><span></span><br><span>-jeff</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 2015-04-13 9:18 AM, Polimi wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Jeff, I contacted you as President of OSGeo in such a way that you bring</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>this thing to the attention of the Board. I did the same with George</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Percivall and there were no problems at all. You didn't understand, even</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>when I tried to explain it, and you are continuing not understanding.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Anyway, it doesn't matter. Probably the language divide exists. Now I</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>know that the procedure is to send directly to the Board and not to the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>President. And that' s that for that.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>But my question now is another one: what are the rules of the Board for</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>deciding about supporting a project or not?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maxi shares his thoughts, Gerald also, but I'm asking the Board position</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>about this question.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Many thanks!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maria</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*----------------------------------------------------*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Politecnico di Milano</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*FOSS4G EUROPE - Don't miss it! *Home <<a href="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015">http://europe.foss4g.org/2015</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>immagine non visualizzata</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=03450634040182435548&emid=COD1q67m-cECFQ_DjAodSl8AJA&path=%2F115663172974992941672%2Fposts%2F3zd7VWkEKDK&dt=1415957935909&ub=49">https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=03450634040182435548&emid=COD1q67m-cECFQ_DjAodSl8AJA&path=%2F115663172974992941672%2Fposts%2F3zd7VWkEKDK&dt=1415957935909&ub=49</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Europa Challenge; SIFET</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO <x-apple-data-detectors://1/0> (ITALY)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel. +39-031-3327336 <tel:+39-031-3327336> - Mob. +39-328-0023867</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><tel:+39-328-0023867> - fax. +39-031-3327321 <tel:+39-031-3327321></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>e-mail1: <<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>e-mail2: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a> <<a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Il giorno 13/apr/2015, alle ore 14:06, Jeff McKenna</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a> <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ha scritto:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This is a good example of the challenge/stress I was referring to. In</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>your case both you and another party (private company) contacted me</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>privately to support a bid and I asked repeatedly to request it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>publicly instead.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>But I agree, steps/guidelines on a wiki page is needed right away for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>how to request official support for contracts, it is not an easy thing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to handle.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-jeff</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 2015-04-13 8:21 AM, Polimi wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I'm happy to see that now the approach of the Board has changed with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>respect to the past. I asked twice and twice my request was rejected.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What is the new policy the Board has in mind? To support always? To</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>support only in some cases? Which cases?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks for answering.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maria</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*----------------------------------------------------*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Politecnico di Milano</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*FOSS4G EUROPE - Don't miss it! *Home <<a href="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015">http://europe.foss4g.org/2015</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>immagine non visualizzata</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=03450634040182435548&emid=COD1q67m-cECFQ_DjAodSl8AJA&path=%2F115663172974992941672%2Fposts%2F3zd7VWkEKDK&dt=1415957935909&ub=49">https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=03450634040182435548&emid=COD1q67m-cECFQ_DjAodSl8AJA&path=%2F115663172974992941672%2Fposts%2F3zd7VWkEKDK&dt=1415957935909&ub=49</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Europa Challenge; SIFET</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO <x-apple-data-detectors://1/0> (ITALY)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel. +39-031-3327336 <tel:+39-031-3327336> - Mob. +39-328-0023867</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><tel:+39-328-0023867> - fax. +39-031-3327321 <tel:+39-031-3327321></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>e-mail1: <<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>e-mail2: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a>> <<a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Il giorno 13/apr/2015, alle ore 12:31, Michael Smith</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com">mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com">mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>>> ha</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>scritto:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I agree with Maxi. I see no reason not to support this letter. And I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>agree with Bart, we would support any group advancing open source</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>geospatial, even if they were competing.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Mike</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>----</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Michael Smith</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>OSGeo Foundation Treasurer</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org">treasurer@osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org">mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org">mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: Jachym Cepicky <<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a>>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 5:08 AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: Massimiliano Cannata <<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>>>, Bart van den Eijnden</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">bartvde@osgis.nl</a> <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl</a>> <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl</a>>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cc: OSGeo Board <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">board@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org</a>>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Re: [Board] request for letter of support for Jan Hartmann</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(UvA)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Guys, I believe Jeff will have some input to this topic,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>but in the past, there were different points of views of European</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>board members and america-based board members.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And I would like to read the Jeff's and Michael's opinion to this,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>because I feel, they have more fine sense for those kinds of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>supporting letters then we in Europe have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>J</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>po 13. 4. 2015 v 10:13 odesílatel Massimiliano Cannata</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>napsal:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> From my point of view there is no issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Whoever asks for a support letter which could help in gain funds</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> to develop, promote, advance FOSS4G should be supported by OSGeo.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> No exclusion, even if two people are bidding in "competition",</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> they could always ask for a letter each and I don't see any conflict.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> I strongly believe that We, as the foundation, should always</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> support fund raising as one of our primary objective and only</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> verify that the proposal is in line with our CoC and mission</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Maxi</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Il giorno lun 13 apr 2015 alle ore 08:31 Bart van den Eijnden</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">bartvde@osgis.nl</a> <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl</a>>> ha scritto:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Hi Jachym,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> in this case Jan’s “competition” is only research institutes</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> from other (non-geo) disciplines, so personally I don’t see</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> the issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Do you still see an issue given the above?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Best regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Bart</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> On 13 Apr 2015, at 07:10, Jachym Cepicky</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> <<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a>>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Hi,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Sorry about remaining still. Maybe you already addressed</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> this. But AFAIK the policy is, not to explicitly support</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> anybody's grants/project proposals, because of once you would</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> have to support one project over another, which could cause</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> us a lot of troubles..</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> ?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> J</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015, 09:59 Bart van den Eijnden</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">bartvde@osgis.nl</a> <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl">mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl</a>>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Hi board,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> I’ve been contacted by Jan Hartmann from the University</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> of Amsterdam to see if OSGeo can write a letter of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> support for a large non-profit proposal he is putting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> together, details are here:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Uva_letter_of_support">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Uva_letter_of_support</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> The proposal is due May 18th so would be great if we can</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> vote on it in this week's board meeting.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> TIA.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Best regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Bart</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Board mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Jeff McKenna</span><br><span>MapServer Consulting and Training Services</span><br><span><a 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