[Incubator] osgeo board request world wind consider joining the foundation

[Jody Garnett]

My apologies Patrick, the mailing is is the incubation mailing list, the
committee responsible for developer mentoring and advocacy.

As for why it has to be more complicated then that - because we have
standards as an organization, the first one of which is that project teams
need to ask to join.
--
Jody Garnett


On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 at 14:31, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <
patrick.hogan at nasa.gov> wrote:

> Jody,
> I am not on the mail list you sent this to.
>
> Is this now a private conversation?
>
> I have always said WorldWind is glad to be part of OSGeo.
>
> Why does it need to be more complicated than that?
>
> -Patrick
>
>
> On Jun 10, 2018, at 2:12 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Perhaps that is what I missing Patrick, there is no special handshake -
> what is needed is the we need the world wind leadership to have a look at
> what our organization offers and decide if they want to take part.
>
> Do you have a good contact with the world wind leadership that you could
> extend our invitation to? I would be happy to answer any questions about
> our organization and what we offer.
>
> While I appreciate you CCing the discussion and GeoForAll lists, because I
> guess you are looking for public visibility .. it does not work to invite
> others to the conversation unless they are on all the email lists.
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 at 15:31, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <
> patrick.hogan at nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Jody, Howdy!
>>
>>
>>
>> Despite every attempt to support OSGeo and the principles therein,
>> WorldWind seems to always be met with something missing. I am not
>> WorldWind. WorldWind is an open source platform that has been dedicated to
>> delivering geospatial data for 15 years now.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m sure WorldWind would like to be embraced by OSGeo, but somehow it
>> seems WorldWind has never learned the special handshake. I am old now and
>> retiring soon, so others will need to take the lead, if there is one to
>> take. I have repeatedly expressed the desire for WorldWind to be, as you
>> put it, “a part of the OSGeo family.”
>>
>>
>>
>> As an ESA-NASA open source project, in full support of OSGeo principles,
>> I do not understand why WorldWind is not “part of the OSGeo family.” I hope
>> OSGeo will choose to ^adopt^ ESA-NASA WorldWind someday as part of their
>> family, someday.
>>
>>
>>
>> For my part, I plan to return to my former career, some 30-plus years
>> ago, as a High School science teacher. Now I am looking forward to work
>> with Kindergarten kids, pretty much the ‘unhinged’ ^wild bunch^ with whom I
>> feel closest too.
>>
>>
>>
>> May OSGeo be the ‘big tent’ it can be for the world of Open Source
>> Geospatial software.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Patrick
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Jody Garnett [mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 9, 2018 10:05 AM
>> *To:* Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); OSGeo-incubator
>> *Subject:* osgeo board request world wind consider joining the foundation
>>
>>
>>
>> Morning Patrick (and incubation list).
>>
>>
>>
>> The most recent board meeting has a request for the incubation committee
>> to ask you about World Wind joining OSGeo. See Discuss and approve OSGeo
>> as partner for UN World Challenge 2018
>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-06-06#Discuss_and_approve_OSGeo_as_partner_for_UN_World_Challenge_2018>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> As I understand it the GeoForAll is wanting to take part due to the
>> educational outreach nature of the challenge, but feels awkward since the
>> project is not part of the OSGeo family. The way I figure it is that
>> GeoForAll, just like the foundation, has a goal of supporting the adoption
>> of all open source spatial projects. And should be held back by what
>> projects have decide to join our foundation.
>>
>>
>>
>> By the same token our website lists all open source mapping projects,
>> including ESA-NASA World Wind
>> <https://www.osgeo.org/projects/esa-nasa-worldwind/>. That page is
>> really sparse and does not tell the public very much about the project,
>> perhaps that is something to work on? Indeed if you fill in some more
>> information it will show up in choose-a-project when visitors are seeking
>> new software.
>>
>>
>>
>> With respect to World Wind joining the foundation as a community project
>> the invitation is made to all open source mapping projects, we are here if
>> you have time to take part in our family. Until then we are happy to
>> support world wind in a more limited capacity (Website,GeoForAll).
>>
>>
>>
>> All the best and happy mapping
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jody Garnett
>>
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