[Journal] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Journal Volume 9

[Landon Blake]

Eli:

I suppose I was thinking about the Journal like open source software.
Since we are digital, we can make edits and assign a version number.
This works particularly well, since the Journal docs are in SVN.

However, I don't feel strongly about this issue either way. I'd be
interested to hear comments form others Journal volunteers.

Landon

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
> Landon and everyone else,
>
>      Great work.  I'm looking forward to working on the 2011 report.
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Landon Blake
> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm pleased to announce the publication of OSGeo Volume 9, which is
>> the Annual Report for 2010. For the short term, you can download the
>> PDF from the SVN:
>
>> Please forward me any review comments or corrections you have. Please
>> also accept my apologies for the huge delay in putting this volume
>> together. We've already started work on the Annual Report for 2011,
>> which I hope to have published towards the end of March.
>
> I think that once it is 'published' then we are done with review and
> corrections and it is time to stand behind it even if there are
> mistakes.  In my opinion, changing a journal once it is 'published'
> requires a retraction and would only be done in drastic circumstances.
>  Also, having a stopping point is needed otherwise it can go on
> forever.  What are others' thoughts?  If we do take 'publication' as
> the stopping point, then I would ask, what constitutes 'published'?
> Announced on Discuss?  Posted link on Journal website?  Putting out an
> OSGeo News/Announce item?  (With printed journals, paper and printing
> expenses make 'published' very obvious. We develop openly in
> subversion making it less obvious.)
>
> Bests, Eli
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