[Incubator] Application OSGeo Project - Giswater

Mon Apr 11 08:09:25 PDT 2022

Dear Greg and extended community,

The repository which you mentioned was the first of the project, but it 
has been inactive for some time. Of all the repositories that are at 
https://github.com/Giswater <https://github.com/Giswater>, the code for 
the core has been migrated to the active code repositories which are 
basically:

- https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_qgis_plugin 
<https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_qgis_plugin>

- https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_dbmodel 
<https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_dbmodel>

While the plugin code is at:

- https://github.com/Giswater/example_giswater_plugin 
<https://github.com/Giswater/example_giswater_plugin>

- https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_tools 
<https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_tools>

- https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_toolbox_extras 
<https://github.com/Giswater/giswater_toolbox_extras>

On the other hand, the documentation is in the wikis of the repositories 
as well as specifically in this repository:

https://github.com/Giswater/docs

You are absolutely right about README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md . 
Therefore, in the upcoming days all the repositories will be updated 
with the two commented files. Besides, on Github itself, it will be 
possible to check the contributors, where they come from and who they are.

Regarding the “non-profit”, the Giswater Association is acting 
simultaneously for the public interest, namely in the development of a 
tool which helps water utilities and other users (engineers or 
students), but it is also a combination of the common interests of its 
associated members (companies and individuals) such as improve their 
knowledge, skills in Giswater or propel a project of an innovative urban 
drainage simulation model 
<https://blog.giswater.org/the-cimne-the-giswater-association-and-the-rivus-foundation-sign-an-agreement-to-develop-an-innovative-urban-drainage-simulation-model/>. 

Thank you.

Kind regards,
--

Cláudia Rodrigues

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Às 20:03 de 06/04/2022, Greg Troxel escreveu:
> A few not-really-related comments:
>
> 1) It would be nice to add a README.md to
> https://github.com/Giswater/giswater  that tells a visitor what giswater
> does and what language environment it needs, and how it relates to the
> other repositories under that organization.  This seems complicated (not
> unreasonably so), so perhaps try about 5 lines of text and point to the
> manual.
>
> 2) There is no CONTRIBUTING.md or similar, and it's not clear if there
> is or isn't a CLA, vs a declaration of inbound=outbound.  (I strongly
> prefer inbound=outbound, and not granting greater rights.)   I will tell
> you that I am always suspicious until this is clarified.
>
> 3) It looks like the is the work of one  person, rather than having
> contributions from a number of people (and people who are either acting
> as individuals or affiliated with different organizations):
>
>    https://github.com/Giswater/giswater/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
>
> Of course I could be misreading.
>
> Could you comment on the extent to which code contributions are from a
> variety of sources?
>
> (I'm unclear on osgeo's rules for starting incubation, and I don't have a
> vote on this committee, but I would vote against incubation for
> something that isn't already heading to being a community project.)
>
> 4) Could you clarify "non-profit"?  I realize every country has
> different rules, and will be upfront that I am approaching this with a
> bias from understanding US law.   How would you answer the question of
> is giswater a "charity" vs a "trade association"?   Most of the text
> comes across as charity, but some of it feels like trade association.
> The key question is a duty to act in the public interest (charity) vs
> the common business interests of members (trade association).
>
>
> Greg
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