[OSGeo-Discuss] Question(s) for board candidates

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Gert
For thr record..the board spent 5 minutes to answer with +1 to the motion
of giving 200 usd.
The other mails where discussion outside the board among members.
Which is fantastic because this is the blood of our community....

Maxi
Il 26/Set/2015 15:30, "Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl" <
gert-jan at osgeo.nl> ha scritto:

> Good to see we have this election wave going.
> @Michael, I'd bet you would be a good discussion moderator for an election
> debate at FOSS4G 2016 !
> Of course this all closely related to an other thread that are going on
> ("osgeo is becoming irrelevant")
>
>
> I'd like to ask our board candidates what their opinion is on the current
> relationship between the Board and the OSGeo-committees.
> In order to make it easier my observation: I get the impression that the
> Board spends much time on practical issues (such as the 47 mails regarding
> the 200 dollar grant for a Vimeo Pro account) which easily could be
> delegated to committees. (finance, website, marketing, conference etc.).
> Thus the Board can concentrate on more strategical matters (and keep an eye
> on the progress in the committees)
>
>
> Regards,
>
> GJ
>
> ps. 32 hours until the closure of the ballot-boxes...
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Namens Michael Gerlek
> Verzonden: vrijdag 25 september 2015 17:13
> Aan: dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
> CC: discuss at lists.osgeo.org; managementsupport at geosparc.com
> Onderwerp: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Question(s) for board candidates
>
> Dirk:
>
> Thanks for taking time to answer the questions. If I could follow-up,
> though, more details would be helpful. (I don’t mean to pick on you
> personally, I’m just trying to get a better feel for what sorts of specific
> ideas you and the other candidates might have.)
>
> >> 2) What do you see as OSGeo’s purpose in five years?
> > I think the same purpose, but more grown up. More professional.
>
> What does “professional” mean in this context — better website, paid staff
> to organize FOSS4G, ..?
>
> >> 2a) What should OSGeo be doing in five years that it *isn’t* doing
> today?
> > I agree with Sanghee Shin: -> Need to develop more formal and stable
> > relationship with outer organisations or players.
>
> Which organizations and players, or at least what types — OSM, OGC, AGI,
> ..? What do you mean by “formal and stable”? (Are there cases in the past
> that can think of where we may have not met that criteria?)
>
> >> 3) How do we get from (1) to (2)?
> > set up and support local chapters per region, sector.
> > support initiatives to the industry, education, ...
> > looking for funding to get better professional support
>
> How can OSGeo help better help set up and support local chapters? We have
> many chapters right now — formal and informal, large and small: in what
> areas do you see that we are currently not doing enough for them and/or
> could do more for them?
>
> Can you provide a couple examples of the kinds of professional support you
> are thinking of — private donations, government grants, corporate
> sponsorship, ..? Do you envision having a paid staff to pursue those
> opportunities, or..?
>
> -mpg
>
>
> > On Sep 25, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Dirk Frigne <dirk.frigne at geosparc.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Darrel,
> >
> > On 21-09-15 20:03, Darrell Fuhriman wrote:
> >> I have a set of inter-related questions for board candidates.
> >>
> >> 1) What do you see as OSGeo’s purpose today?
> > OSGeo should promote the rights for free software, from a geo
> > perspective. Data and standards from the other points of the triangle.
> > OSGeo should act as one voice in OGC to defend the open standards from
> > an OSGeo perspective.
> >
> >> 1a) What is OSGeo doing today that it shouldn’t be doing?
> > tell me. a lot of initiatives are taking place in the name of OSGeo.
> >
> >>
> >> 2) What do you see as OSGeo’s purpose in five years?
> > I think the same purpose, but more grown up. More professional.
> >
> >> 2a) What should OSGeo be doing in five years that it *isn’t* doing
> today?
> > I agree with Sanghee Shin: -> Need to develop more formal and stable
> > relationship with outer organisations or players.
> >
> >>
> >> 3) How do we get from (1) to (2)?
> > set up and support local chapters per region, sector.
> > support initiatives to the industry, education, ...
> > looking for funding to get better professional support
> >
> >> 3a) How can you help that?
> > I can play a role to start with a European and Belgium local chapter.
> > I will also try to work with sponsors and the OSGeo industry.
> >
> > D.
> >
> >>
> >> Darrell
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> >>
> >
> > --
> > Yours sincerely,
> >
> >
> > ir. Dirk Frigne
> > CEO
> >
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