[OSGeo-Discuss] Supporting new projects

[Robert Bray]

This is pretty much what I had in mind when I mentioned the idea in my 
post this morning. A structured space where projects could advertise 
capabilities and plans, with the goal of establishing communities. Today 
I feel like we (OSGeo) just turn those projects aside, and while I agree 
we do not want to advertise them as mature/stable projects they do need 
some visibility in order to grow.

Bob

Fawcett, David wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of
> nicholas.g.lawrence at mainroads.qld.gov.au
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:50 PM
> To: OSGeo Discussions
> 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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