[OSGeo-Discuss] Supporting new projects

[Fawcett, David]

A first, and maybe only step might be to provide wiki space, or some
sort of templated content management space for new open source
geospatial projects to introduce and display themselves.  Using a
standard template, they could provide a project background, context,
current capabilities, proposed/planned/future capabilities, linkages to
other os geospatial projects, etc.  The advantage of a template would be
that one could easily put projects into context and compare them.  

Maybe there could be a forum to facilitate/generate communication about
and between new projects.  This could also be handled with a listserv,
but it could (and hopefully would) be a high traffic list.  

In rough concept, I am thinking of a place where new osg projects can
make themselves known, find opportunities for collaboration, and
hopefully build a community of supporters.  

David.



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Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Supporting new projects


> Bruce
> IMO:

>
> I'd caution against watering down the OSGeo 'brand' as a source of 
> 'quality' products, particularly if we want the products accepted as a

> viable alternative within larger organisations.

> While it is good to provide pointers to projects of interest, there 
> needs to be a clear separation of what is an OSGeo project and what is

> not. I think that it is acceptable to have certain hurdles that a 
> project has to pass in order to be accepted into the OSGeo fold.

Could there be a series of tiers?

The first tier could have a low barrier of entry, with low support
provided, plus little-or-no promotion as being of the OSGeo 'brand'.

A project could work its way through the tiers, and incidentally through
the incubation process, and be rewarded with more support from OSGeo
along the way.

The final tier would include, amongst other things, recognition on the
OSGeo home page.

nick


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