[Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project

Info O.GIS info at opengis.it
Wed Jan 28 03:19:00 PST 2026


I renew the request to review the changes made on qgis2web project for the
publication.
In the osgeo back office, I see the project status as: Pending.
Thank you.


Il giorno lun 3 nov 2025 alle ore 11:54 Info O.GIS <info at opengis.it> ha
scritto:

> I renew the request to review the changes made on qgis2web project for the
> publication.
>
> In the osgeo back office, I see the project status as: Pending.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> *Andrea Ordonselli*
> *O.GIS - **opengis.it <http://opengis.it>*
>
>
>
> Da "Info O.GIS" info at opengis.it
> A jody.garnett at gmail.com
> Cc Incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> Data Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:03:23 +0200
> Oggetto Re: [Incubator] publish qgis2web like osgeo project
>
> 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 <http://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:
>
>
>    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>*
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>> Incubator mailing list
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>>>>>>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

-- 
Andrea Ordonselli
O.GIS - opengis.it
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