[geomoose-psc] Moving "Support" link to a more prominent spot on the GeoMoose Home page.

Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us
Thu Sep 20 14:32:04 PDT 2012


Ok, I'm here now . . .

>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Eli Adam [mailto:eadam at co.lincoln.or.us]
>>  Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:33 PM
>>  To: Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
>>  Cc: Brian Fischer; Dan Little; Brent Fraser; Jim Klassen
>>  Subject: Re: Moving "Support" link to a more prominent spot on
>>  the GeoMoose Home page.
>>  
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>>  On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
>>  <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us> wrote:
>>  > All,
>>  >
>>  > I was supposed to start this thread earlier than this after the
>>  PSC meeting, sorry.
>>  >
>>  > So, a couple of points to discuss/vote on:
>>  >
>>  > ** Adding a "Support" link to a more prominent location on the
>>  home
>>  > page.  I propose adding into the top link bar, possibly after
>>  the
>>  > "Developers"?? link.  This would link to the existing page:
>>  > http://www.geomoose.org/info/commercial_support.html
>>  
>>  I support more prominent 'support'.  I have a knee jerk reaction
>>  against adding to the top link bar but will raise no objection in
>>  this case.
>>  
>>  +1 Eli
>>  
>>  >
>>  > ** Second, I would like to optionally add in the logos for each
>>  of the companies listed.
>>  
>>  +1 Eli  (some reasonable 1"-1.5" tall logo preferably coordinated
>>  and
>>  placed by one person so that it looks nice and not disjointed).
>>  
>>  >
>>  > There didn't seem to be any dissension froim the group at the
>>  meeting about these items.
>>  >
>>  > We did discuss a little bit about trying to figure out some
>>  sort of certification process to apply to the list, but I don't
>>  believe we have a viable method for applying something like this
>>  right now.
>>  
>>  If it arises that people/companies with no GeoMoose relation are
>>  wanting to fill this area, we can add some rule like: must
>>  correctly resolve 10 issues on the email list every year to get
>>  listed.  Tickets with patches that are applied can count at 1
>>  issue per 10 lines of code.  I don't anticipate problems.  If
>>  they arise, we'll deal with it.  In my mind, support on the GM
>>  site is for companies that are making a noticeable positive
>>  contribution to GM.
>>  
>>  I don't think that there are any restrictions on registering
>>  here, http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile, and those not making a
>>  noticeable positive contribution to GM are free to do so.
>>  
>>  Eli
>>  
>>  >
>>  > Thoughts?
>>  >
>>  > Bobb
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  >>>  From: Eli Adam [mailto:eadam at co.lincoln.or.us]
>>  >>>  Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 8:21 PM
>>  >>>  To: Brian Fischer
>>  >>>  Cc: Dan Little; Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul); Brent Fraser; Jim
>>  >>> Klassen
>>  >>>  Subject: Re: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting - Friday,
>>  Sept.14th 10-
>>  >>>  2 - Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  Ok, coming up on this soon.
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  This looks to be the to-do list:
>>  >>>  1. Determine connectivity/communication method for Brent and
>>  I 2.
>>  >>>  Announce meeting on list (people can ask for directions if
>>  >>> attending in person or connectivity if remote) 3. Review and
>>  update
>>  >>>
>>  http://geomoose.org/wiki/index.php/09_14_2012_Roadmap_Planning_Me
>>  >>>  eting
>>  >>>  4. Anything else?
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  Please spend time thinking about everything on the agenda to
>>  >>> maximize productivity while we are together
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  (Bob, should incubation be on the agenda?)
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  Please add in anything I left out.
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  Eli
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Brian Fischer
>>  >>> <bfischer at houstoneng.com> wrote:
>>  >>>  > I'm assuming you are referring to FOSS4G-NA next May?  If
>>  so I
>>  >>> would  > say that fits under the "promotion" item and would
>>  be lower
>>  >>> priority  > discussion than other things at this meeting.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > The format for the FOSS4G-NA conference has not been set
>>  in
>>  >>> stone yet,  > for example we still don't know if we are going
>>  to
>>  >>> have  workshops at FOSS4G-NA
>>  >>>  > yet.  All we know is the date and place for now.   I'm on
>>  the
>>  >>>  planning
>>  >>>  > committee so I can keep the group informed on
>>  opportunities to
>>  >>> promote  > GeoMoose.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Brian Fischer, CFM
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Principal | GIS Project Manager
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Houston Engineering, Inc.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > O 763.493.4522 | D 763.493.6664 | M 763.229.2734  >  >  >
>>  >
>>  >>> From: Dan Little [mailto:danlittle at yahoo.com]  > Sent:
>>  Thursday,
>>  >>> August 23, 2012 9:03 AM  > To: Brian Fischer; Basques, Bob
>>  >>> (CI-StPaul);  eadam at co.lincoln.or.us;  > Brent Fraser  >  >
>>  > Cc:
>>  >>> Jim Klassen  > Subject: Re: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting -
>>  Friday,
>>  >>> Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Would FOSS4G plans be for this meeting or is that a better
>>  >>> discussion  > item for other times (August / October)?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > ________________________________
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > From: Brian Fischer <bfischer at houstoneng.com>  > To: Dan
>>  Little
>>  >>> <danlittle at yahoo.com>; "Basques, Bob (CI-  StPaul)"
>>  >>>  > <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>; "eadam at co.lincoln.or.us"
>>  >>>  > <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>; Brent Fraser
>>  <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
>>  >>> > Cc: Jim Klassen <klassen.js at gmail.com>  > Sent: Thursday,
>>  August
>>  >>> 23, 2012 8:38 AM  > Subject: RE: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting
>>  -
>>  >>> Friday, Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Ok, started a wiki page.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>
>>  http://www.geomoose.org/wiki/index.php/09_14_2012_Roadmap_Plannin
>>  >>>  g_Mee
>>  >>>  > ting Please add to it.  I tried to list items in order of
>>  >>> importance  > for discussion purposes.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Brian Fischer, CFM
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Principal | GIS Project Manager
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Houston Engineering, Inc.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > O 763.493.4522 | D 763.493.6664 | M 763.229.2734  >  >  >
>>  >
>>  >>> From: Dan Little [mailto:danlittle at yahoo.com]  > Sent:
>>  Wednesday,
>>  >>> August 22, 2012 1:07 PM  > To: Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul);
>>  Brian
>>  >>> Fischer;  eadam at co.lincoln.or.us;  > Brent Fraser  > Cc: Jim
>>  Klassen
>>  >>> > Subject: Re: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting - Friday,
>>  Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Another discussion item:
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Modernizing the Demo.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >  a. Integrated Search
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >  b. More useful demonstration of default services.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >  c. Integrating table-based results from things like
>>  Select.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > ________________________________
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > From: "Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)"
>>  <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>  >
>>  >>> To: Dan Little <danlittle at yahoo.com>; Brian Fischer  >
>>  >>> <bfischer at houstoneng.com>; "eadam at co.lincoln.or.us"
>>  >>>  > <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>; Brent Fraser
>>  <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
>>  >>> > Cc: Jim Klassen <klassen.js at gmail.com>  > Sent: Wednesday,
>>  August
>>  >>> 22, 2012 12:39 PM  > Subject: RE: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap
>>  Meeting -
>>  >>> Friday, Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > All,
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Not really a Coding roadmap item, but I would like to
>>  enhance
>>  >>> the  > visibility of "support" resources for GeoMoose, and
>>  I'm
>>  >>> willing  to  > take on this aspect roadmap wise and include
>>  this as
>>  >>> a  discussion item.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Bobb
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > From: Dan Little [mailto:danlittle at yahoo.com]  > Sent:
>>  Wednesday,
>>  >>> August 22, 2012 12:29 PM  > To: Brian Fischer;
>>  >>> eadam at co.lincoln.or.us; Brent Fraser  > Cc: Jim Klassen;
>>  Basques,
>>  >>> Bob (CI-StPaul)  > Subject: Re: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting
>>  -
>>  >>> Friday, Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > PSC Meeting Rules:
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Rule I: No coding.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Otherwise, yes, we should start an outline of discussion
>>  items.
>>  >>>  Some
>>  >>>  > thoughts of mine:
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > 1. Establish a policy on underlaying library upgrades.  We
>>  >>> should have  > an understanding and publish that to the user
>>  base.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > 2. Library Upgrades:
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >  a. OpenLayers (latest Stable)
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >  b. Dojo (1.8 / latest Stable)
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > 3. Extensions, documentation of extensions, and philosophy
>>  on
>>  >>> deploy  > strategies.  I know what JimK is doing but it may
>>  not be
>>  >>> appropriate  > for our userbase at-large.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > ________________________________
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > From: Brian Fischer <bfischer at houstoneng.com>  > To:
>>  >>> "eadam at co.lincoln.or.us" <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us>; Brent
>>  Fraser  >
>>  >>> <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>  > Cc: Dan Little
>>  <danlittle at yahoo.com>;
>>  >>> Jim Klassen  > <klassen.js at gmail.com>; Bob Basques
>>  >>> <Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>  > Sent: Wednesday, August 22,
>>  2012
>>  >>> 12:15 PM  > Subject: RE: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting -
>>  Friday,
>>  >>> Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Would it make sense to start a wiki page for the roadmap
>>  meeting
>>  >>> > agenda?  If so I can start a page.  I have a feeling we are
>>  going
>>  >>> to  > have more content to discuss than 4 hours will allow us
>>  to,
>>  >>> but  at  > least we will have all the ideas down and can
>>  prioritize
>>  >>> them  for discussion purposes.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > If we have a wiki page, at least I can put my thoughts
>>  somewhere
>>  >>> > before I lose them.  Which seems to happen often ;-)  >  >
>>  Brian
>>  >>> Fischer, CFM  > Principal | GIS Project Manager  > Houston
>>  >>> Engineering, Inc.
>>  >>>  > O 763.493.4522 | D 763.493.6664 | M 763.229.2734  >  >  >
>>  >>> -----Original Message-----  > From: Brian Fischer  > Sent:
>>  Monday,
>>  >>> August 20, 2012 3:39 PM  > To: 'eadam at co.lincoln.or.us';
>>  Brent
>>  >>> Fraser  > Cc: Dan Little; Jim Klassen; Bob Basques  >
>>  Subject: RE:
>>  >>> GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting - Friday, Sept.14th
>>  >>>  10-2 -
>>  >>>  > Date, time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Dan, Bob and Jim - I can host at our office if you all
>>  want to
>>  >>> drive  > to Maple Grove.  I could setup a conference call
>>  line and
>>  >>> TeamViewer  > web meeting for video.  Might even be able to
>>  convince
>>  >>> Houston  to by  > us lunch  > :-)  >  > Is anyone opposed if
>>  I
>>  >>> invite Andrew Sheppard to the meeting as  well,  > even
>>  though he
>>  >>> isn't on the PSC?  He could speak much better  about the  >
>>  >>> technical design issues he faced rather than you all hearing
>>  it
>>  >>> second had from me.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Thanks for organizing this Eli!
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Brian Fischer, CFM
>>  >>>  > Principal | GIS Project Manager
>>  >>>  > Houston Engineering, Inc.
>>  >>>  > O 763.493.4522 | D 763.493.6664 | M 763.229.2734  >  >  >
>>  >>> -----Original Message-----  > From: Eli Adam
>>  >>> [mailto:eadam at co.lincoln.or.us]  > Sent: Monday, August 20,
>>  2012
>>  >>> 3:10 PM  > To: Brent Fraser  > Cc: Dan Little; Jim Klassen;
>>  Brian
>>  >>> Fischer; Bob Basques  > Subject: GeoMOOSE PSC Roadmap Meeting
>>  -
>>  >>> Friday, Sept.14th 10-2
>>  >>>  - Date,
>>  >>>  > time, place?, connectivity?
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > All,
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > We now have our date and time (I think we have the time)!
>>  >>>  Friday,
>>  >>>  > September 14, 2012 12-4 (MN Time)  I have gotten confused
>>  on  the
>>  >>> time  > zones.  If it was not 12-4 Central, let me know the
>>  time
>>  >>> that  it was supposed to be.
>>  >>>  > Otherwise, meeting starts at,
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>
>>  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=20
>>  >>>  12&mo
>>  >>>  > nth=9&day=14&hour=17&min=0&sec=0&p1=219&p2=202&p3=55
>>  >>>  > and lasts 4 hours.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > I'll let the locals determine the place as well as some
>>  audio
>>  >>> and  > perhaps visual connectivity options for Brent and I
>>  (more
>>  >>> below).  As  > a virtual attendee, I have some preference for
>>  a
>>  >>> location with  > reliable and plentiful connectivity (i.e.
>>  somewhat
>>  >>> opposed to  coffee  > shop on the corner with intermittent
>>  and/or
>>  >>> slow connection).
>>  >>>  If I
>>  >>>  > were there, I would suggest starting with an early lunch
>>  >>> somewhere  > nearby at 11 (or ordering pizza to arrive at
>>  11:30).
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Brent Fraser  >
>>  >>> <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>  > wrote:
>>  >>>  >> I can only attend virtually,  so I'm flexible.  An
>>  thoughts on
>>  >>> the  >> virtual tech (Skype?, Google video chat?, other?)  >
>>  > I'm
>>  >>> also attending virtually.  Dan and Brian offered WebEx or
>>  similar
>>  >>> > type things which includes sound, visual, and text.  The
>>  main  >
>>  >>> interaction at the meeting will be audio and some visual
>>  since  most
>>  >>> > people will be there in person.  I don't think that I have
>>  a  >
>>  >>> preference for anything specific except that it should
>>  include  at
>>  >>> > least audio and hopefully be easy to hear and speak.  I
>>  think
>>  >>> that  > I'll defer to whoever is supporting it on the other
>>  end as
>>  >>> to  > specifics.  Brent, if you have a specific preference,
>>  let
>>  >>> whoever is supporting it know.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Once the meeting location and connectivity is determined,
>>  we  can
>>  >>> > announce on the list and people can request connectivity
>>  details
>>  >>> or  > directions if they are inclined.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > At the August 30th PSC meeting, we can work on an agenda
>>  for  the
>>  >>> > RoadMap Meeting as well as approaches to those RoadMap
>>  agenda
>>  >>> items in  > addition to our other PSC meeting work.  Below is
>>  what I
>>  >>> had  put  > together previously for the RoadMap but it need
>>  more and
>>  >>> specifics.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > At the PSC monthly meeting, we raised a few things which
>>  need
>>  >>> further  > discussion and decision. Things like: build system
>>  type
>>  >>> and  necessity,  > how extensions are done,  upgrade to Dojo
>>  1.7 and
>>  >>> AMD-style  class  > definitions, versioning, test suite,
>>  additional
>>  >>> configuration  > parameters, selection interaction, etc. Also
>>  >>> perhaps review  some of  > the  decisions and good progress
>>  we've
>>  >>> made since the F2F at  FOSS4G 2011.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > This will be a ~4 hour meeting.
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  > Later, Eli
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >>>  >
>>  >
>>  >




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