[MapServer-dev] Motion: Submit OSGeo Budget Request for 2025

[Even Rouault]

I'm +1, but I think most, if not all, listed activities should be 
prefixed with "Contribution to ".  OGC API map support (even a RFC an a 
"prototype") isn't going to happen with just 750 USD.

Even

Le 15/01/2025 à 17:24, Seth G via MapServer-dev a écrit :
> Hi all,
>
> The OSGeo Board will be meeting on the 28th of January to discuss the 2025 budget. I propose we submit a request for $5000 to help support the MapServer project.
> Last year an upper-limit of $2,500 was set for projects, but this has typically been $5,000 in previous years.
> The development items are to help kick-start implementing OGC Maps API and try to get MapServer 8 OGC certified. Additional funding sources will be sought to try and get these items completed.
>
> In terms of trying to raise additional funding:
>
> - A proposal for a grant application was sent to NLnet Foundation (https://nlnet.nl). We should know if this has been successful or not in early February.
> - Even also put in application last February to https://nlnet.nl/bluehatsprize/2024/ (unfortunately without a successful response).
> - I emailed the user's mailing list with a link to the sponsorship page. It looks like there was a problem with the mailing list archives, as December 2024 is missing from https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/. The email was sent on December 8th with the title "MapServer Budget and Sponsorship" - so I'm not sure if anyone received it.
>
> I have added the funding request and fund-raising efforts to the 2025 budget page at https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/MapServer-2025-Budget
> and propose to submit the budget to a vote, starting with my +1.
>
> If we want to discuss further, we could maybe have a PSC meeting next Thursday (23rd of January), prior to the OSGeo Board meeting the following Tuesday.
>
> Seth
>
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