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

[Peter Baumann]

I am baffled how easy this incident is taken. I cannot believe that OSGeo takes
responsibility and professional behavior so lightly - after all, an organization
fraudulently usurpates a project for improving its external. Compare this to the
rave and concerns over open LIDAR formats.

What I want is clearly stated in my very first mail: "request to immediately
"give back" the project as a remedial action" ...and a public (ie, list) excuse.
I will not do that myself. The defaulting party has the moral (and professional)
obligation to remedy.

-Peter



On 2015-09-18 18:11, Alex Mandel wrote:
> This might just be an accidental bit of confusion. At some point the
> Marketing and Outreach committee did want to make sure that all OSGeo
> projects had listings on OpenHub because we pull these stats into
> OSGeo-Live and other materials. We also wanted all OSGeo projects to
> show up if someone looked at the OSGeo org (this is a way to market the
> projects).
>
> I don't think we ever intended to misrepresent who owns the copyrights,
> trademarks, etc...
>
> Looking at the page I don't see Owner as a field. I only see
> Organization and I'm not clear if a project can be part of more than 1 Org.
>
> This seems like something we can easily resolve. Are you asking us to
> remove the Organization link? Please state exactly what you expect us to
> fix.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
>
>
> On 09/18/2015 01:26 AM, Peter Baumann wrote:
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> no problem: on the OpenHub page for rasdaman, OSGeo is listed as owner. This is
>> misinformation, owner is rasdaman GmbH.
>> You are right, this upsets me, and I am requesting that OSGeo restores the real
>> owner immediately.
>>
>> -Peter
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2015-09-17 22:56, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>> Hi Peter,
>>>
>>> It may be early here at FOSS4G-Seoul, but I am finding it hard to understand
>>> your full issue.  Can you please explain here to everyone what you mean by "I
>>> found that OSGeo has claimed rasdaman at some
>>> time in the past".  Claimed how/where/in what way?  As far as I know, rasdaman
>>> is an OSGeo Project in Incubation, and, having been at the OSGeo booth here
>>> most of this week I have spoken to many people coming to the booth about
>>> rasdaman.  So, pardon me if I am in the total dark here, maybe you could
>>> explain more to everyone, as I sense that you are upset.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -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.
>>>>
>>>
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