[OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members

Fri Sep 19 01:14:35 PDT 2014

Am I the only person who finds it difficult to follow a thread in a mailing list where postings get repeated continuously as the thread is replied to (let alone our tendency to post across several lists - mea culpa)?

Dare I suggest that we seek a simpler and clearer forum for this discussion? I’m not suggesting abandoning the lists just using a better tool for a discussion in which we want to engage a lot of people.
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Steven

On 19 Sep 2014, at 02:37, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would agree on that, to start in the wiki. But think, if we want to
> get some input from the charter members, it should be more active and
> structured effort - therefore I propose continue then with google
> forms
> 
> Another question: of course, I'm talking about goals and OSGeo future,
> but FOSS4G is one of OSGeo's most important event, it has "some"
> functions, can be decide who it should be organised without knowing,
> what we want to do?
> 
> J
> 
> 2014-09-19 8:32 GMT+02:00 Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at osgis.nl>:
>> Hey Jachym,
>> 
>> wasn't Cameron referring specifically to what options we have to
>> "professionalize" FOSS4G organising?
>> 
>> And you were talking more about OSGeo's goals etc. ?
>> 
>> Also, I think it makes sense to create some content in a Wiki first, and use
>> that content to create a questionnaire. It's hard to create a good
>> questionnaire from scratch if the solutions haven't been discussed in detail
>> and worked on by multiple people IMHO.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Bart
>> 
>> On 19 Sep 2014, at 08:02, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I proposed to prepare Google forms for that in other thread. Could have IMHO
>> more valuable output
>> 
>> ?
>> 
>> J
>> 
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>> 
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>> On Sep 19, 2014 3:38 AM, "Cameron Shorter" <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'll volunteer to start a wiki collating options for the FOSS4G future,
>>> with sections that people can add comments into.
>>> I should have something up for review and contributions within 24 hours.
>>> 
>>> On 18/09/2014 7:04 PM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear All
>>> I agree completely with Margherita. The most of people are asking
>>> themselves what it is happening.
>>> Please who was and is involved, please write the history of what has
>>> happened on a wiki page. When the plot is finalised the charter members
>>> vote.
>>> Maria
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus - Politecnico di Milano
>>> 
>>> Public Participation GIS: a FOSS architecture enabling field-data
>>> collection
>>> 
>>> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2014.887150#.UwPVuIVnibF
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications" -
>>> Co-chair - OSGeo Charter Member - ICA - OSGeo Advisory Board Member - SIFET
>>> Scientific Commitee Member
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALIA)
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> Da: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> per
>>> conto di Margherita Di Leo <diregola at gmail.com>
>>> Inviato: giovedì 18 settembre 2014 10.13
>>> A: Jachym Cepicky
>>> Cc: <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>; conference; osgeo-board List; Steven
>>> Feldman
>>> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members
>>> 
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Jachym Cepicky
>>> <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Just noting,
>>>> 
>>>> discussion about relationship between LocationTech and OSGeo is here
>>>> since 2012 (IIRC). That many people did not pain attention to it
>>>> (actually including myself up to certain time), is not fault of OSGeo
>>>> .. or LocationTech.
>>>> 
>>>> It's just actually boring topic. We are community of (mostly)
>>>> developers and users of FOSS4G (not conference, but software in this
>>>> case). This sounds like politics .. who would pay attention? So, now
>>>> we are here, things are happening, we can finally talk to whole
>>>> community, because of this IMHO *is* important topic - two big
>>>> organisations are trying to find a way, how to cooperate in the future
>>>> for better free and open source software for geospatial! This is good.
>>>> If for nothing else, then for clarifying OSGeo's position.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> If anyone is wondering why most charter members remained silent about the
>>> topic, here i can offer my 2 cents..
>>> It is true that this is a long story, but it's hard to find all the
>>> elements needed for judgement. I'd ask those that have personally followed
>>> the steps, to kindly fill a wiki page with the most important facts. Another
>>> thing is that, for those that couldn't make it at FOSS4G, it is (I believe)
>>> not easy to understand on what exactly the community of charter members is
>>> being called to express their opinion. What does it mean "to cooperate" and
>>> what does it imply for the organizations involved? Is it a case by case
>>> cooperation what you're talking about? why it looks like is the FOSS4G event
>>> at stake here?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any pointers
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Dr. Margherita DI LEO
>>> Scientific / technical project officer
>>> 
>>> European Commission - DG JRC
>>> Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
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>>> 
>>> Tel. +39 0332 78 3600
>>> margherita.di-leo at jrc.ec.europa.eu
>>> 
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>>> European Commission.
>>> 
>>> 
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