[Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
Jody Garnett
jody.garnett at gmail.com
Fri Jul 11 12:22:57 PDT 2025
Cut and paste from GitHub description ... does not seem appropriate as
this is an end-user website intended for be a kind introduction for
otherwise innocent "GIS Professionals" new to foss4g in general.
Here is the reference page: https://www.osgeo.org/projects/geonode/
Like if it helps I can be really specific, but the instructions should
help? https://www.osgeo.org/community/getting-started-osgeo/add-a-project/
If I go through the instructions and your draft page:
1. Logo and screens shot guidelines
- logo: Please use the template provided, our website is not smart
enough, you need to have a white background on the correct size
- please use the appropriate frame for screen shot
I know this is a pain, but we have not obtained budget to make this
easier for you 🙂
2. Header:
- the header text will be cut off in the tile view, the docs above
provide examples
- donate button change the message from "this is how qgis2web helps you"
to "this is how you can help qgis2web".
3. Content:
- This does not describe the project and what it does, it starts with
install instructions
- Think of printing this out as a one page sheet to share at foss4g booth
- Keep your target audience in mind, "gis professionals" not "developers"
- Show the people in a picture, or the software being made. Things like
GitHub users names are elitist gatekeeping and contribute to open source
not being approachable
4. Core features
- LOVE embodies providing color, nice touch
5. You have developer resources, but not end user resources to the docs
for using it
6. Please take one example with a screen shot frame for the right-side
gutter. It is important to show what the software accomplishes as many
folks will not read only assess on how pretty it looks (which is fair as
level of care of design reflects the level of care put into the rest of the
project)
Please check how the instructions (
https://www.osgeo.org/community/getting-started-osgeo/add-a-project/) can
be improved, as we would like to make this easier for the next project.
- -
Jody Garnett
On Jul 8, 2025 at 2:30:37 AM, Info O.GIS <info at opengis.it> wrote:
> If copying the GitHub readme, which explains how to install and use it,
> doesn’t seem appropriate to you, let me know.
>
> Would you prefer the page to be more of an illustrative showcase of
> features?
>
>
> *Andrea Ordonselli*
> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
>
>
>
> Da "Jody Garnett" jody.garnett at gmail.com
> A info at opengis.it
> Cc
> Data Tue, 8 Jul 2025 01:46:21 -0700
> Oggetto Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
>
> For some reason it is not looking very good. Like cut and pasting an
> existing document, broken links etc..
> Have a look at some of the other examples please.
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On Jul 8, 2025 at 1:16:42 AM, Info O.GIS <info at opengis.it> wrote:
>
>> I have fixed it.
>>
>> I had added a field without assigning a value to it.
>>
>> I request a review for publication.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> *Andrea Ordonselli*
>> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
>>
>>
>> Da "Jody Garnett" jody.garnett at gmail.com
>> A info at opengis.it
>> Cc
>> Data Mon, 7 Jul 2025 23:03:52 -0700
>> Oggetto Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
>>
>> There are a few required fields, does it indicate which field requires
>> attention?
>>
>> - -
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 05:10 Info O.GIS <info at opengis.it> wrote:
>>
>>> Good morning,
>>>
>>> I have uploaded qgis2web as a new project on osgeo.org.
>>>
>>> When I click "Submit for Review," I get "Validation failed. 1 field
>>> requires attention."
>>>
>>> I don’t understand what the issue is.
>>>
>>> Best regards.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Andrea Ordonselli*
>>> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
>>>
>>>
>>> Da "Jody Garnett" jody.garnett at gmail.com
>>> A info at opengis.it
>>> Cc tom at chadw.in, incubator at lists.osgeo.org
>>> Data Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:26:44 -0700
>>> Oggetto Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
>>>
>>> No problem,
>>>
>>> And while I was happy to do the checklist, I needed to hunt down your
>>> repository (indeed many projects are not on GitHub so I could of gotten the
>>> wrong one if there is a fork).
>>>
>>> Glad you are setup, and thanks for the feedback on communication /
>>> clarity.
>>> - -
>>> Jody Garnett
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 21, 2025 at 3:15:49 AM, Info O.GIS <info at opengis.it> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jody,
>>>>
>>>> thank you for your support and sorry for the lack of clarity and for
>>>> not having sent you the list.
>>>>
>>>> Reading this:
>>>>
>>>> The incubation committee use a checklist
>>>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation_Committee#Step_1:_Add_OSGeo_Website_Project_Page>
>>>> to review your project
>>>>
>>>> I mistakenly assumed that you would be the ones using a checklist on my
>>>> project, but now I understand that I was the one who needed to send you
>>>> that information.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I confirm that my OSGeo user ID is andreaordonselli ; I also made a
>>>> mistake here by providing you with my work email info at opengis.it ,
>>>> perhaps instead of the ID, you could ask for the "OSGeo username" like
>>>> login form?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As I wrote in the README on GitHub:
>>>>
>>>> qgis2web's author is Tom Chadwin (@tomchadwin), in charge as official
>>>> developer from April 2015 to November 2023, from this date Andrea
>>>> Ordonselli (@andreaordonselli) took over.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now I’ll take care of qgis2web, so you can enable only me as the
>>>> "project author". I’ll upload the project as soon as possible.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry again and thank you..
>>>>
>>>> *Andrea Ordonselli*
>>>> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Da "Jody Garnett" jody.garnett at gmail.com
>>>> A "Info O.GIS" info at opengis.it, tom at chadw.in
>>>> Cc "OSGeo-incubator" incubator at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> Data Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:33:04 -0700
>>>> Oggetto Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
>>>>
>>>> As it is Friday, and I do not expect to hear back from you given
>>>> timezone difference I have added the project author role to both website
>>>> logins.
>>>>
>>>> Please let us know when page is ready for review and publication. The
>>>> step-by-step instructions should help us going back and forth during the
>>>> review process. Any feedback you can provide to make these interactions
>>>> more clear is very welcome.
>>>> - -
>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 20, 2025 at 1:25:55 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Okay found your GitHub repo: https://github.com/qgis2web/qgis2web
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Be geospatial
>>>>> Confirm by checking README or project description
>>>>> https://github.com/qgis2web/qgis2web/blob/master/README.md -
>>>>> checked
>>>>> 2. Have a free license or open source license
>>>>> The license must be OSI approved
>>>>> https://github.com/qgis2web/qgis2web/blob/master/LICENSE - checked
>>>>> GPL
>>>>> 3. Welcome participation and new contributors.
>>>>> We look for a clear contribution policy
>>>>> https://github.com/qgis2web/qgis2web/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
>>>>>
>>>>> Checked!
>>>>> Feedback the intro "qgis2web is largely developed by me" could use
>>>>> your name. I had to hunt around a bit to find Tom Chadwin mentioned in
>>>>> README credits.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am a bit confused though as you indicated your OSGeo User ID is "
>>>>> info at opengis.it", however that email address is associated with
>>>>> "andreaordonselli". I can also find "tomchadwin" user ID on the osgeo
>>>>> website. As OSGeo is focused on individual participation which person
>>>>> should I provide "project author" role to please?
>>>>> - -
>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 20, 2025 at 9:04:09 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> And the checklist for meeting the requirements?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Is the doc provided earlier clear?)
>>>>>> - -
>>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 07:54 Info O.GIS <info at opengis.it> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes,
>>>>>>> listing it on the osgeo website.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My OSGeo User ID is: info at opengis.it
>>>>>>> I would like to have the role of *“project author” *to publish
>>>>>>> qgis2web.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Andrea Ordonselli*
>>>>>>> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Da: "Jody Garnett" jody.garnett at gmail.com
>>>>>>> A: info at opengis.it
>>>>>>> Cc: incubator at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>>> Data: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:12:44 -0700
>>>>>>> Oggetto: Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Andrea,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you mean listing it on the osgeo website? Here are the
>>>>>>> instructions:
>>>>>>> https://www.osgeo.org/community/getting-started-osgeo/add-a-project/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We need some information from you (outlined above) in order to
>>>>>>> proceed.
>>>>>>> - -
>>>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 19, 2025 at 7:11:51 AM, Info O.GIS via Incubator <
>>>>>>> incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would like to be authorized to publish qgis2web as an OSGeo
>>>>>>>> project.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Andrea Ordonselli*
>>>>>>>> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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