[OSGeo-Edu] "OSGeo Teach-in" event proposal

[Ned Horning]

I like the way this is shaping up but I'm not sure I feel totally 
comfortable letting the decision to use of the OSGeo logo rest solely 
with the author. I'm not sure if the Marketing folks would be thrilled 
with that. Would it make sense to create an OSGeo Education logo that 
can be used instead? My thinking is that having a separate EDU logo 
would provide OSGeo publicity but reduce the risk of diluting the status 
of the OSGeo logo. I have no idea if this is sensible or not.

I would suggest that some control over the use of the logo be maintained 
by OSGeo rather than making it a free-for-all. If authors, at a minimum, 
demonstrate that they are indeed following spirit of the text in the 
header (contributing to the OSGeo repository, open access content, open 
source geospatial focus...) then they could be authorized to use the 
logo. A simple approval process and resolution process for cases not 
approved could be established to ensure a minimum set of standards are met.

All the best,

Ned


cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu wrote:
> Quoting Daniel Ames <amesdani at isu.edu>:
>
>   
>> Another way to think of this is to have the disclaimer come from the point
>> of view of the author.  In which case it might read something like this:
>>
>> "The authors of this tutorial believe that its content is consistent with
>> goal of the OSGeo foundation to create a global, open access repository of
>> educational material related to open source geospatial theory and
>> technologies. Any mistakes, misrepresentations, or inaccuracies are the
>> authors' alone."
>>     
>
> I like this very much Dan.
>
> Does anyone see any problems if we adopted something like this as a
> *recommended* statement in the header for future tutorials?
>
> Charlie
>
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