[MetaCRS] Current Status

[Even Rouault]

Le jeudi 01 septembre 2016 16:57:19, Howard Butler a écrit :
> > On Mar 8, 2016, at 10:32 AM, Landon Blake <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Hey guys. There is some discussion about pulling MetaCRS out of the OSGeo
> > incubation process. Is anyone still actively working on MetaCRS
> > code/tests/documentation? Was the project ever assigned an incubation
> > mentor, and who was working with the mentor?
> > 
> > I'm trying to decide if I should step up to do some work on MetaCRS,
> > either to help it get trough incubation or to move it into OSGeo
> > Technology Projects. Before I make a decision, I'm trying to wrap my
> > hands around the current status.
> 
> Landon,
> 
> I think MetaCRS should be removed from OSGeo's incubation process, and each
> of the member projects (proj.4, csmap, proj4js, sr.org) be pushed off into
> OSGeo's Member projects area. If the member projects wish to have PSCs
> they can do so with that mechanism, and it will eliminate the current
> situation where non-members end up voting through releases and motions.
> 
> MetaCRS is successful as a mailing list to bring together coordinate system
> folks. Proj4's mailing list has also served that role. It is not now or
> never will be an OSGeo project in the classical sense of the word, and it
> is a frustrating fit to try to shoehorn it in that way.

I agree with Howard. It doesn't really make sense for people affiliated with 
proj.4 to vote on motions from csmap and the reverse, since they're unlikely 
to try the release candidates of the other project or have an informed opinion 
on technical or management choices. Each MetaCRS "component" would be a better 
fit as a standalone project of 
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Projects and MetaCRS mailing list 
be used to coordinate between projects when there's a need to do so.

Even

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