[gdal-dev] Call for discussion on RFC 79: Listing of Service Providers on GDAL website

[Even Rouault]

Hi Sean,

(re-adding the list in CC)

> I'd like to hear more about the Mapserver project service provider list.
> Does it work?

Good question. I'm not sure which proportion of my Mapserver activity was due 
to that. Probably not that much to be honest.

> Is it kept up to date or does it get stale?

We haven't used yet the reboot process suggested in the RFC. The list might be 
a bit stale for a few providers.

> Does the community find that it effectively steers $$ to consultants that 
fix bugs and maintain the project?

>From my perspective, one of the motivation is also a signal for new adopters 
that the project is actively supported, and they might find support at a later 
point.

OSGeo has also a https://www.osgeo.org/service-providers/ page, but it is a 
bit far from the projects.

> With the difference in image/logo sizes, is the
> intent to make this look a bit like a conference sponsor page?

I guess the intent is that the bigger the logo, the closer to upstream the 
provider is.

Even

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