[Incubator] Application to host Open Source Project "GeoStyler" as OSGeo Community Project

Jan Suleiman suleiman at terrestris.de
Fri May 8 05:50:54 PDT 2020


Hi everyone,

thanks for the infos, Jo, and thanks for setting the license headers, 
Marc! I just added the code of conduct and a contributing guide.

See:

- https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

- https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md

Kind regards
Jan


On 5/7/20 10:36 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> Thanks for the review Jo,
>
> As this project is on GitHub I recommend contributing be covered by a 
> CONTRIBUTING.md file (which is shown when folks make a pull request).
>
> When the project has addressed your points please make a motion to 
> accept GeoStyler :)
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On Thu, 7 May 2020 at 03:47, Jo Cook <jocook at astuntechnology.com 
> <mailto:jocook at astuntechnology.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Jan,
>
>     Looking through the checklist- I can see a developer guide but not an
>     obvious contributing guide. I would consider contributions to
>     encompass small bug fixes (even documentation) so I think it would be
>     good to include something that explains how people can and should get
>     involved. Similarly I don't see a code of conduct.
>
>     I don't see license headers on many pages- and while that may not be a
>     requirement of the BSD it helps for code transparency, particularly if
>     people end up on a GitHub page when searching.
>
>     Hope that helps
>
>     Jo
>
>     On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 10:09 AM Jan Suleiman
>     <suleiman at terrestris.de <mailto:suleiman at terrestris.de>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Hi everyone,
>     >
>     > is there something we can do at the moment to simplify the decision
>     > making for you?
>     >
>     >
>     > I hope you are all safe and well!
>     >
>     > Kind regards
>     >
>     > Jan
>     >
>     > On 3/25/20 5:46 PM, adams at osgeo.org <mailto:adams at osgeo.org> wrote:
>     > > Dear Jan,
>     > >
>     > > just FYI: There is knowledge in our house, as Carmen did some
>     work to
>     > > integrate actinia in OSGeo Live. But this is step after your
>     discussion
>     > > n how ...
>     > >
>     > > Till
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > Am 25.03.20 um 16:34 schrieb Jan Suleiman:
>     > >> Hi Cameron,
>     > >>
>     > >> thank you very much for your reply. We are happy to hear that
>     you see
>     > >> GeoStyler as a suitable project.
>     > >>
>     > >> Generally, we think including GeoStyler in OSGeoLive would be
>     great.
>     > >> However, we first have to think about how we could include
>     it, so that
>     > >> it actually makes sense (since GeoStyler is a collection of
>     libraries in
>     > >> the first place).
>     > >>
>     > >> We will discuss this with the community, to come up with a
>     proper solution.
>     > >>
>     > >>
>     > >> Kind regards
>     > >>
>     > >> Jan
>     > >>
>     > >> On 3/24/20 11:18 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>     > >>> Hi Jan,
>     > >>>
>     > >>> Sorry for the delayed response. I'm hoping one of the more
>     active
>     > >>> members of the incubation committee would speak up.
>     > >>>
>     > >>> Assuming GeoStyler fits Jody's checklist (which it looks like it
>     > >>> does), I'm strongly in favour of including GeoStyler as an OSGeo
>     > >>> community project.
>     > >>>
>     > >>>  From what I can see, GeoStyler addresses a pain point that
>     many of us
>     > >>> in the OSGeo community have faced at some point, and I'd
>     love to see
>     > >>> it promoted and grow. In particular, I'd love to see GeoStyler
>     > >>> included in OSGeoLive, http://live.osgeo.org
>     > >>>
>     > >>> The application process
>     > >>> here:https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/Projects/How_to_apply
>     > >>>
>     <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/Projects/How_to_apply>. Would
>     > >>> you be interested in joining OSGeoLive? (Note the ongoing
>     commitment
>     > >>> required in questions).
>     > >>>
>     > >>> Cheers, Cameron
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>> On 19/3/20 3:19 am, Jan Suleiman wrote:
>     > >>>> Dear Incubation Committee,
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> we would like to introduce our Open Source project "GeoStyler".
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> GeoStyler is an Open Source JavaScript library that enables
>     users to
>     > >>>> style maps with the help of a Graphical User Interface.
>     > >>>> The goal of GeoStyler is a universally applicable GUI that
>     works with
>     > >>>> any given style format; may it be SLD, QML, OpenLayers, etc.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> In order to achieve that goal, we follow a plugin-approach
>     where so
>     > >>>> called "style-parsers" can be plugged into the UI. These style
>     > >>>> parsers work as a conversion tool to bidirectionally
>     convert between
>     > >>>> any external style and our internal style format.
>     > >>>> As a positive side effect, we are able to convert from one
>     external
>     > >>>> format to another one (e.g. from QML to SLD, etc.).
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> The GUI library is written in react but also provides
>     browser builds
>     > >>>> to enable its usage outside of any react application.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> With thanks to currently 16 different contributors, we
>     successfully
>     > >>>> maintain 15 repositories in our GitHub organisation,
>     including the UI
>     > >>>> library and documentation, different style-parsers,
>     data-parsers,
>     > >>>> type definitions, a demo application and a tutorial. The
>     majority of
>     > >>>> these was also already published on NPM. On the OSGeo
>     Bolsena Code
>     > >>>> Sprint 2019, a GeoServer Community Extension was written that
>     > >>>> integrates GeoStyler and allows the creation of styles within
>     > >>>> GeoServer by using our GUI.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> The GitHub organisation can be found here:
>     > >>>> https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler
>     > >>>> The Demo Application including links to Docs, GitHub and
>     NPM can be
>     > >>>> found here: https://geostyler.org
>     > >>>> The GeoServer Plugin here:
>     > >>>>
>     https://docs.geoserver.org/master/en/user/community/geostyler/index.html
>     > >>>> FOSS4G 2019 Talk:
>     > >>>>
>     https://media.ccc.de/v/bucharest-204-geostyler-a-generic-graphical-style-editor-for-geodata
>     > >>>> FOSSGIS 2019 Talk (German):
>     > >>>>
>     https://media.ccc.de/v/fossgis2019-478-geostyler-ein-generischer-grafischer-stileditor-fr-geodaten
>     > >>>> AGIT 2019 Talk (German): https://av.tib.eu/media/43048
>     > >>>> FOSSGIS 2020 Talk (German):
>     > >>>> https://media.ccc.de/v/fossgis2020-3027-neues-vom-geostyler
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> The licenses are BSD-2-Clause and we are very happy and
>     eager to
>     > >>>> extend the list of contributors. Our first goal would be to
>     be listed
>     > >>>> on the OSGeo webpage and in the long run to release
>     GeoStyler as an
>     > >>>> OSGeo Community Project.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> In the future, we would like to provide additional
>     style-parsers
>     > >>>> (e.g. for mapserver) and extend the UI library with additional
>     > >>>> components to further simplify styling maps.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> We are happy to receive your support, if there are any
>     questions, we
>     > >>>> are happy to help!
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> Kind regards
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>> Jan Suleiman
>     > >>>>
>     > >>> --
>     > >>> Cameron Shorter
>     > >>> Technology Demystifier
>     > >>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>     > >>>
>     > >>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
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