[OSGeo-Discuss] code of conduct: another real case

[Jeff McKenna]

Peter,

If you are unable to explain your conduct issue in detail (since you 
mention the issue is one single person), you can take this to the Code 
of Conduct Committee (possibly privately at 
coc-private-owner at lists.osgeo.org or publicly at 
http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/coc-discuss).  They 
exist now for issues of conduct.

I do hope that you contact the person directly as well, and talk, it may 
help for that person to understand the violation (since I cannot 
understand it from your discuss message).

-jeff





On 2015-09-18 1:21 AM, Peter Baumann wrote:
> Hello community,
>
> here is another real case that I would like to raise.
>
> rasdaman [0] is listed on OpenHub [1], like many of us, with owner rasdaman GmbH
> set originally. By coincidence I found that OSGeo has claimed rasdaman at some
> time in the past.
>
> To my total surprise, as rasdaman is in incubation since about 5 years now [2],
> and since quite some time OSGeo refuses graduation requiring this and that extra
> documentation.
>
> I find this undercover misappropriation a gross violation of professional ethics
> and request to immediately "give back" the project as a remedial action. I could
> do it myself, but recently OpenHub requires a phone number to be entered to
> which, as blog comments show, spam will get sent. IMO it is on OSGeo to bring
> this sacrifice.
>
> Actually, I know who has "stolen ownership", but will not disclose identity
> publicly following suggested practice.
>
> Rather, I am seeking contact to and investigation by the CoC Committee (or
> whoever is in charge).
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> [0] http://www.rasdaman.org
> [1] https://www.openhub.net/p/rasdaman
> [2] http://rasdaman.org/wiki/OSGeo
>
> PS: On the side, this IMHO justifies an amendment of the CoC rules to prevent
> such a case in future.
>