[OSGeo-Discuss] Hacking OSGeo

[Jody Garnett]

Well I don't like you get upset Jeff, you are correct that "patches" speak
louder than emails.

If I could put a plug in for the incubation committee - we would really
love some more volunteers. We have a couple projects waiting to "get in"
and all we need is a "mentor" to be a friendly voice/email contact.

The stuff we do at OSGeo can be very intimidating (starting a steering
committee - gasp!) or require sensitivity (trade mark conflict). Having a
mentor to email or Skype can be of great assistance.
--
Jody Garnett

On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Jeff McKenna <
jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:

> Why is there this sudden need to point out things like this?  This is the
> part that makes my heart drop.  (and the underlying meaning of the subject
> of this email) Instead of pointing out issues, maybe those making these
> noises can spend that time on the marketing committee, or tackling on the
> membership issue.
>
> I personally have no problem with LocationTech, in fact I agree they play
> a very important role for businesses.  I do have a problem however with
> pointing out problems with OSGeo and our baby, FOSS4G; instead of pointing
> out problems, I feel those same people could be diving into helping OSGeo
> grow and pick up the ball themselves.
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2014-09-15 2:56 PM, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
>
>> Why is this not true? I think you are misinterpreting here Jeff.
>>
>> Membership in OSGeo is a single person. Yes this person can belong to a
>> company or run their own company, but membership is still personal.
>>
>> Bart
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>  On 15 sep. 2014, at 19:45, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  On 2014-09-15 1:22 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>>> the members in OSGeo are individuals and the members in
>>>> Eclipse/LocationTech are businesses
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel this statement is not true, regarding OSGeo.  OSGeo members are
>>> made up of all walks of life, and many are running private businesses all
>>> around the world.  I have visited their organizations/offices myself in my
>>> FOSS4G travels throughout the years.
>>>
>>> However I cannot change how you feel.
>>>
>>> This part is unfortunate, these strong statements made publicly, which I
>>> feel are made to divide our community.
>>>
>>> Let me reinforce: our OSGeo community and our FOSS4G events (of all
>>> sizes) are geared for everyone and anyone, with no sole focus on one type
>>> of community.  And as the President of OSGeo, I am happy to represent all
>>> of the members, of any kind :)
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
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