[Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project

Mon Sep 15 04:03:23 PDT 2025

Good morning,  
I have made several changes based on your advice.  
Can you check now if the project is ready for publication?  

It is not possible to easily show how the program works only with photos.
In the footer, I have included some examples of the software's output, but it does not show how the software itself is used.
If possible, I could insert a short video or, better yet, a lightweight GIF that demonstrates the software and how it is used.

Thank you.

Andrea Ordonselli
O.GIS - opengis.it

Da "Jody Garnett" jody.garnett at gmail.com

A info at opengis.it

Cc "OSGeo Incubator Committee" Incubator at lists.osgeo.org

Data Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:22:57 -0500

Oggetto Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project

 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:

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 🙂
  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". 
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 
Core features
- LOVE embodies providing color, nice touch
You have developer resources, but not end user resources to the docs for using it
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.

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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

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.
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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

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?

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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

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. 
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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 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

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.
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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

Be geospatial
Confirm by checking README or project description
https://github.com/qgis2web/qgis2web/blob/master/README.md - checked

Have a free license or open source license
The license must be OSI approved
https://github.com/qgis2web/qgis2web/blob/master/LICENSE - checked GPL
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?

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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?)
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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

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.
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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

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