[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Re: Renaming FOSS4G

[hayashi at apptec.co.jp]

Also +1 for Massimiliano Cannata

(2015/10/11 22:03), Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
> ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ----------
> Da: "Massimiliano Cannata"<massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch>
> Data: 11/Ott/2015 14:54
> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Renaming FOSS4G
> A: "Venkatesh Raghavan"<raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
> Cc:
>
> Indeed i think that Venka is right.
> OSGeo-live may let people think that all the software inside is part of the
> OSGeo projects. FOSS4G-live is more correct and clear in this sense.
>
> Regarding the name of the conference i have already expressed my view
> (unfortunately not considered): the important is to define rules that
> guarantees equity, openess, transparence and that clerly says that foss4g
> is the OSGeo AGM.
>
> Maxi
> Il 11/Ott/2015 14:09, "Venkatesh Raghavan"<raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
> ha scritto:
>
>> I think the OSGeo-Live project that you are leading can be safely
>> (re)-named as
>> FOSS4G-Live as it has a wonderful array of software projects that are not
>> under the OSGeo umbrella as yet.
>>
>> Venka
>>
>> On 2015/10/08 5:08, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>
>>> +1 for "OSGeo conference".
>>>
>>> Adding a perspective from someone who marketed FOSS4G 2009.
>>> Creating a marketing message is all about minimising words used, because
>>> "less words get read more".
>>>
>>> When explaining FOSS4G to people outside our community you need to use:
>>>
>>> "international conference for Free and Open Source Software for
>>> GeoSpatial (FOSS4G), presented by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>>> (OSGeo)."
>>>
>>> vs
>>>
>>> "international Open Source Geospatial (OSGeo) conference"
>>>
>>> This is a good question to put to the charter members for a vote at some
>>> point.
>>>
>>> On 8/10/2015 1:39 am, Marc Peterson wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-
>>>>> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Barry Rowlingson
>>>>> Yes, you and I and everyone *on this mailing list* knows
>>>>> the difference and the relationship between OSGeo and FOSS4G. But
>>>>> there are people out there in geospatial who don't know either.
>>>>>
>>>> Emphatic +1
>>>>
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