[OSGeo-Conf] Re: [OSGeo-Edu] "OSGeo Teach-in" event proposal

[Marco Ciolli]

Markus Neteler ha scritto:
> (@OSGeo-conf: proposal for a disclaimer which could be interesting for
>   teaching events, too)
> 
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Daniel Ames <amesdani at isu.edu> wrote:
>> Another way to think of this is to have the disclaimer come from the point
>> of view of the author.  In which case it might read something like this:
>>
>> "The authors of this tutorial believe that its content is consistent with
>> goal of the OSGeo foundation to create a global, open access repository of
>> educational material related to open source geospatial theory and
>> technologies. Any mistakes, misrepresentations, or inaccuracies are the
>> authors' alone."
> 
> This is a very good proposal as it is formulated in a positive way.
> 
>> This way, any author can use the OSGeo logo if they think that their work is
>> in line with OSGeo goals. In the same way that anyone can join OSGeo if they
>> think that they have something to offer. However, this statement would make
>> it very clear that the tutorial has been opted-in by the author, not
>> developed "by" the OSGeo foundation.
> 
> Right. And "developed by" the OSGeo foundation is in the end always
> developed by foundation members! So it turns back to the author somehow.
> 
>> This also leaves room for a tutorial to have additional statements about the
>> level of peer review, external testing, etc. as needed.
> 
> Perfect!
> 
> Markus
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I do agree, it seems an elegant way to answer the requests and to 
respect a "general policy" that OSGeo must in any case define about 
teaching.

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Marco Ciolli
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