[mapguide-psc] Bootstrapping the MapGuide PSC

[Paul Spencer]

Bob,

I don't think this needs to be covered right now.

Re ADSK contributions, I didn't even think to ask!  What you are  
saying makes sense and if I'd been asked about it, I would have  
probably assumed that was the case.

Paul

On 16-Oct-06, at 11:29 PM, Robert Bray wrote:

> Funding is an interesting one. In most projects I have been  
> involved with or researched recently, the party that brings the  
> request forward funds its development (or does it him/her self). We  
> should discuss this one some more and consider how we accept  
> donations for development as per the foundation. I'd like to make  
> that future item for consideration by the PSC at this point, unless  
> someone objects and wants to cover it as part of this document.
>
> Neither of you ask what about Autodesk contributions? To me they  
> (wow now there is a typo) are now like everyone else, if we want  
> something done we need to bring a proposal forth, get it approved,  
> and be prepared to develop it.
>
> I'll work in the comments received so far and make another pass,  
> somehow highlighting the changes.
>
> Thanks for the great comments guys...
>
> Bob
>
> Jason Birch wrote:
>> I only managed to do that because Bob posted later in the day. I'm  
>> sure you wouldn't have left me with any scraps if he'd posted  
>> earlier :) On reflection, a lot of my questions had to do with  
>> funding, where they really should have talked about funding and/or  
>> developer time. I'm showing my work-bias here; I have been keeping  
>> consultants busy more than I've been running internal development  
>> projects recently. Jason ________________________________ From:  
>> Paul Spencer [mailto:pspencer at dmsolutions.ca] Sent: Mon 2006-10-16  
>> 6:25 PM To: psc at mapguide.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapguide-psc]  
>> Bootstrapping the MapGuide PSC Jason, you hog! You've taken all  
>> the good questions ;) But I have a couple more ... There is  
>> nothing about requiring a quorum for voting ... Should we allow  
>> proxy votes? I think we should state something explicit The Change  
>> Request process has a significant gray area ... I think we should  
>> say something about anything questionable can/should be brought up  
>> to the PSC for a decision on whether the change requires a change  
>> request or not. Basically, if you are not sure, ask and we will  
>> decide.  Finally, re guiding development efforts, I think as a  
>> minimum +1 voters need to stay engaged with a particular change  
>> request ... Cheers Paul On 16-Oct-06, at 6:30 PM, Jason Birch wrote:
>>> Hi, That IRC meeting time conflicts with OSGeo WebCom, which I'm  
>>> chairing :( I like the time slot though; Tuesday or Thursday  
>>> works for me on a recurring basis. Should there be a requirement  
>>> that any submitted functionality come with a plan for funding the  
>>> development, or will this be a purely merit-based process. If  
>>> merit-based, how to we prioritise once the features have been let  
>>> past the gate? On a funding basis? What if we have some funding  
>>> floating around because of generous donations to the project? I  
>>> think that the voting provision for removing members should be  
>>> clarified, and perhaps we should consider another exit strategy  
>>> in the case that there is a rogue member that continues to  
>>> participate, but in a way that is counter to the goals of the  
>>> project as a whole. And yes, my glass is half-empty. There should  
>>> be some work done on a proposal template and suggested evaluation  
>>> criteria but that's not in scope here. Jason From: Robert Bray  
>>> [mailto:rbray at robertbray.net] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006  
>>> 14:54 To: psc at mapguide.osgeo.org Subject: [mapguide-psc]  
>>> Bootstrapping the MapGuide PSC All, Welcome to the MapGuide PSC.  
>>> I created this mailing list as a means for us to communicate as  
>>> we get the PSC up and running. The mailing list is open to all,  
>>> but I simply added this your e-mail addresses to get things  
>>> going. Please review and comment (back to this list) on the PSC  
>>> guidelines that can now be found at: https:// mapguide.osgeo.org/ 
>>> psc.html. I would also like to propose an initial bootstrap  
>>> meeting of the PSC on Wednesday at 2:00 PM (EST) / 12:00 PM  
>>> (MST) / 11:00 AM (PST). The agenda for that first meeting is:  
>>> Review and discuss the PSC Guidelines Development and/or PSC  
>>> Meetings on IRC The psc vs dev mailing list. Do we need both?  
>>> Initial PSC size and member nominations. As per open source  
>>> custom, the meeting will be held on IRC. For IRC  newbies  
>>> Chatzilla is probably the best way to get going. It works with  
>>> Firefox and once installed you can log onto the channel by  
>>> pointing your browser at: irc://irc.freenode.net/#mapguide. You  
>>> can download Chatzilla from: http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/ 
>>> chatzilla/. Daniel you have been included in the PSC mailing list  
>>> and the meeting invite so that you can monitor how things  
>>> progress as we strive to satisfy our final incubation  
>>> requirement. Please let me know if the meeting time works for you  
>>> and if not please propose a new time. Thanks, Bob
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