<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Board,</span></div><div><span>pl do discuss this in the OSGeo Discuss list. I feel sorry to loose Jeff (from the board) who has showcased OSGeo in non-english speaking China, Vietnam and many more.</span></div><div><span>Is there any connection with FOSS4G 2012. </span></div><div>Remember his talk at Cape Town, and the thunderous applause received. </div><div>Ravi</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Tim Sutton <tim@linfiniti.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it
<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> osgeo-board List <board@lists.osgeo.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:51 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Board] Resignation from Board<br> </font> </div> <br>
Dear all<br><br>I have also been watching this thread from the sidelines and feeling<br>like things are being mishandled.<br><br>If Jeff was leaving because of e.g. family obligations or something<br>far removed from the activities of the board there would be no issue<br>here. However it seems quite clear that he is leaving due to finding<br>the internal machinations of the board untenable. My perception is<br>that the board happily accepted his resignation rather than trying to<br>understand why one of it's leading lights is leaving - and what can be<br>done to remedy the situation so that he will stay on. I am sure others<br>share this feeling.<br><br>While it may be the case that the board is acting within its<br>guidelines, it is important that from a public relations point of view<br>that you try to address this issue in a better way. Take the time to<br>do some PR to explain what is going on rather than simply quoting<br>bylaws. At the very least
some publicity (mailing lists, web site<br>etc.) thanking Jeff for his time with the board and showing your<br>appreciation for all the work he has put into OSGEO would be a nice<br>send off for Jeff.<br><br>Best regards<br><br>Tim<br><br><br><br>On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:56 AM, <<a ymailto="mailto:maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it">maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it</a>> wrote:<br>> Dar All<br>> I agree with Venka and Jeroen and I'm also very sad because Jeff has done a<br>> lot for our community.<br>> Bset.<br>> Maria<br>><br>><br>><br>> Def. Quota Venkatesh Raghavan <<a ymailto="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>>:<br>><br>><br>>> On 2012/02/07 20:21, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:<br>>>><br>>>> Jeff's decision to resign from the board and the
conference committee was<br>>>> his own decision, and I think his two emails covered what needed to be said.<br>>>> This is sad, of course, but Jeff has his reasons and beyond that we should<br>>>> respect his privacy.<br>>><br>>> Jeff has made most of his recent views public<br>>><br>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2012-January/009364.html<br>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2012-February/009394.html<br>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2012-February/001633.html<br>>><br>>> I think the Board owes an explanation to the community (on osgeo-discuss)<br>>> about<br>>> the reasons/circumstances that led to acceptance of Jeff's resignation.<br>>> This will<br>>> be no disrespect to his privacy.<br>>> This should be done before Board Members start expressing thier private<br>>> views<br>>> about how the
vacant Board member seat can be filled.<br>>> ....<br>>>><br>>>> On 2012/02/07 18:23, Jeroen Ticheler wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>> My questions to you are now if will you come up with a statement related<br>>>>> to this and if you will make an announcement on OSGeo Discuss before more<br>>>>> discussion and gossip starts to take place.<br>>><br>>> I fully agree with Jeroen on the that.<br>>><br>>> Venka<br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> Board mailing list<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board<br>>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br>> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging
Program.<br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Board mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager)<br>==============================================<br>Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about:<br> * QGIS programming services<br> * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans<br> * FOSS Consulting Services<br>Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at <a target="_blank" href="http://freenode.net">freenode.net</a><br>==============================================<br>_______________________________________________<br>Board mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org"
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