[Incubator] Fwd: gvSIG project graduation - motion

[bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com]

+1

Congratulations!

Bruce


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> From: Incubator <incubator-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2015 14:57
> To: Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
> Cc: Incubator <Incubator at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Incubator] gvSIG project graduation - motion
> 
> +1 thanks for all the hard work
> 
> --
> Jody Garnett
> 
>> On 27 October 2015 at 11:26, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>> I also believe that gvSIG is ready to graduate (from reviewing the checklist at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Incubation_Checklist). Can you please update the motion to include the name of the Project Officer from gvSIG (who reports to the OSGeo board)?  Thanks.
>> 
>> +1
>> 
>> 
>> -jeff
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2015-10-27 1:53 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> Hi incubation committee,
>>> With the latest updates to gvSIG's docs about decision making [1]
>>> updated, I believe gvSIG is ready for graduation, as requested by
>>> Dimitris (OSGeo graduation mentor) below.
>>> 
>>> I propose that gvSIG is officially passes the OSGeo Graduation process
>>> and is accepted as an OSGeo project into graduation.
>>> +1 Cameron
>>> 
>>> [1]
>>> http://docs.gvsig.org/plone/projects/gvsig-desktop/docs/about-technical-decisions/
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 27/10/2015 2:50 am, Dimitris Kotzinos wrote:
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> 
>>>> I think that this is a good time for me as the mentor of the gvSIG
>>>> project to recap the discussion in an effort to move things forward.
>>>> Before that I would like to thank all the members of the committee for
>>>> the highly constructive comments and the members of the gvSIG Community
>>>> (especially Alvaro and Manuel that were the voices) for the very prompt
>>>> and also constructive responses that show a great level of dedication in
>>>> the graduation process.
>>>> So I feel that the gvSIG community is demonstrating also through the
>>>> graduation process its strength and commitment. I think that there were
>>>> not really severe pending issues that would prohibit the project from
>>>> graduating, while various comments - like the management process and the
>>>> TSC functioning - demonstrated that on the one hand there is always room
>>>> for improvement and on the other hand the community has already strong
>>>> processes in place. We might not all agree 100% of all the processes but
>>>> in my review of those (and I had long discussions with the gvSIG people
>>>> before suggesting the project for graduation) I find that the processes
>>>> are institutionalized and observed with a professional quality. The
>>>> gvSIG community offers the unique experience for an OSGEO project to be
>>>> managed by a legal entity. Moreover, the gvSIG community is healthy and
>>>> spans 4 continents and carries information in different languages and in
>>>> different places. I suspect that graduation gave them a good incentive
>>>> to clarify and update their documented functions.
>>>> 
>>>> So since we started the graduation process back in July (almost now 3
>>>> months ago) I would like to ask teh Committee members to try to honor
>>>> their request that we have some results shortly enough, in time for
>>>> their next gvSIG Conference. Personally I do not see any blocking factor
>>>> but if it is let's try to communicate it to them as fast as possible.
>>>> So I would like to kindly ask Jody, as the chair, that if he feels that
>>>> there are no blockong issues to move the vote forward.
>>>> 
>>>> Again from my side I am available to facilitate the process as much,
>>>> although as you saw so far I am letting the community deal with all
>>>> requests posted here.
>>>> So please as a Committee let's follow up on this.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Dimitris
>>>> 
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