[Incubator] Motion: relaunch as project-support committee

[Angelos Tzotsos]

+1
Angelos

On 7/25/26 23:24, Jody Garnett via Incubator wrote:
> I had a lovely time at foss4g-eu, and really enjoy being back with osgeo
> (after some time away
> <https://geoserver.org/announcements/vulnerability/2026/06/11/geoserver-3-0-0-released.html>
> ).
>
> I invite everyone to review:
>
>     - #16: Seek new mandate as Project Support committee
>     <https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/16>
>     - Project Support Presentation
>     <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CxofM1Ed4sND_9DZpr_fuiXMmTLce2wdzYOSz0pmwxo/edit?usp=sharing>
> capturing
>     ou new issue tracker and ideas for relaunch
>
>
>
> With that in mind I would like to relaunch this committee as *Project
> Support*
>
>     - New name matching the project-support repo
>     - General committee reset
>     - Reflect our expanded responsibilities of incubation process, community
>     project, and website foss4g check
>
>
> Here is the proposed mandate:
>
> *Project Support Committee*
>
> Provide software foundation support to project teams in keeping with Open
> Source Geospatial Foundation principles and values:
>
> A - Ongoing software foundation support for "OSGeo Projects":
>
> A.1 - Assist project teams over course of project lifecycle: incubation,
> policy updates, license change, end-of-life.
> A.2 - Update OSGeo software foundation policies under direction from the
> OSGeo Board
> A.3 - Establish and maintain OSGeo incubation process.
> A.4 - Connect project teams with a mentor for one-on-one support during
> incubation process.
>
> B - Establish and support inclusive "OSGeo Community" projects initiative
> providing space for new and innovative projects.
>
> C - Establish and support "FOSS4G Project" directory for OSGeo.
>
>
> Motion is held open for two weeks closing Friday 7 September:
>
>
>     - Angelos Tzotsos
>     - Arnulf Christl
>     - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques
>     - Brian M Hamlin
>     - Daniel Morissette
>     - Deepak Kumar
>     - Dimitris Kotzinos
>     - Frank Warmerdam
>     - Jody Garnett +1 initial motion
>     - Michael Smith
>     - Nick Bearman
>     - Regina Obe
>     - Steve Lime
>     - Tom Kralidis
>
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
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-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
Former President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/