[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [OSGeo-Women] Post FOSS4G2010 thoughts

[Alan Palazzolo]

Please note that the following points in the OSGeo Goals easily
encompass the idea of fostering specific communities as well as
increasing diversity:

* To promote the use of open source software in the geospatial
industry (not just foundation software) - eg. PR, training, outreach.
* To ensure a high degree of quality in foundation projects in order
to build and preserve the foundation "brand".
* To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users
- eg. binary "stack" builds, cross package documentation.
* To provide support for the use of OSGeo software in education via
curriculum development, outreach, and support.

Plus one could easily argue for a number of the other goals for this
case as well.

--
Alan Palazzolo
alan at zzolo.org



On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:35 AM, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
> On 13/09/10 03:05, Simon Cropper wrote:
>> I am sorry I (...) have trouble understanding why you wish to politicise a
>> group dedicated to Open Source GIS.
>
>
> Please, let me to repeat, you have misunderstood my message.
> Moreover, you're getting at something I have not said or suggested.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
> Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org
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