[Marketing] Question on Questions and a Question

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Did someone get my test mail from my other address? I just want to
make sure questions sent to this list are not gone into the ether.
Then its fine if they can just send questions to marketing at osgeo.org
and we can answer here and reply to them in cc and collect them all on
the wiki.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
> I do not really mind how they ask; only that we post the questions and
> answers somewhere where all parties can see.
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 18 January 2017 at 11:39, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This one about breaking things up, but I asked them to ask to
>> secretary at . Ill ask them again to send to this list (someone can
>> moderate through I assume?)
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I was going to add Q&A/Clarifications to the website page. I think you
>> > already fielded some questions did you not Jeff?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jody Garnett
>> >
>> > On 18 January 2017 at 11:22, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> +1 on all these. It may be a bit much to ask folks to subscribe to our
>> >> list, does it allow through public posts, or could we moderate those
>> >> through and respond cc'ng the original person but keeping the response
>> >> on the list? Wiki is a great idea too.
>> >>
>> >> I concur that the project management overhead on our side is probably
>> >> not worth it, lets see what kind of questions/responses we get.
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Cameron Shorter
>> >> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > If we decide to answer questions publicly (which I think we should),
>> >> > then I
>> >> > also suggest that we encourage vendors to send questions to this
>> >> > public
>> >> > marketing email list.
>> >> >
>> >> > Re question about breaking project up, I'd suggest we aim to minimise
>> >> > OSGeo
>> >> > volunteer workload and risk by encouraging bidders to team up under
>> >> > one
>> >> > prime rather than put in multiple bids for multiple components.
>> >> >
>> >> > Adding a wiki with questions and official responses is probably a
>> >> > good
>> >> > idea
>> >> > too.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 18/01/2017 6:35 AM, Jeffrey Johnson wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Jody Garnett
>> >> >> <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On 17 January 2017 at 11:14, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> One question I have had already is how are we going to respond to
>> >> >>>> questions from potential vendors. Should they send them to
>> >> >>>> secretary at osgeo.org to be forwarded to us?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I assume so; you may wish to volunteer act as point for the EOI
>> >> >>> process.
>> >> >>> If
>> >> >>> I remember our meeting notes Marc and I are digging into
>> >> >>> policy/strategy
>> >> >>> document.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Im happy to be the POC, but I do NOT want people emailing me
>> >> >> directly
>> >> >> with these questions and prefer to answer them formally. Perhaps we
>> >> >> ask the secretary to prepare any questions and send them to us and
>> >> >> we
>> >> >> can respond as a group formally and with a public record (even if I
>> >> >> am
>> >> >> taking the lead)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> The question at hand was whether we would consider splitting up
>> >> >>>> the
>> >> >>>> contract so that a firm was only proposing for one or two parts
>> >> >>>> and
>> >> >>>> we
>> >> >>>> would have another vendor for the other component(s). I think this
>> >> >>>> could be ok, but would require more project management on our
>> >> >>>> side.
>> >> >>>> Should we put language to this effect in the letter to discuss?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I see.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> The update to splitting out content migration is it could dovetail
>> >> >>> into
>> >> >>> an
>> >> >>> going editing role in 2018.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>> Really hoping we can get this out today, the clock is ticking :)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Can we send it, and answer questions as they come in. You can add
>> >> >>> Q&A
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> http://www.osgeo.org/marketing/rebranding.html page.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Marc, I'd prefer you send this to discuss as the chair of our
>> >> >> committee.
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>> >> >
>> >> > --
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>> >> >
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