[Oceania-Board] Supporting the OpenStreetMap Foundation

[Alex Leith]

Hey Ed

Sorry this has sat quite for too long.

Can you please create a Loomio poll for it, and that way we can vote
together. I'm supportive.

Cheers,

On Thu, 8 Jun 2023 at 04:26, Edoardo Neerhut <eneerhut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am proposing that OSGeo Oceania make a donation to the OpenStreetMap
> Foundation (OSMF).
>
> The OSMF has been preparing for a fundraising drive
> <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2023-March/008520.html>
> that will support their extensive expenditures over the next few years.
> Maintaining OSM servers is by far the largest cost that the OSMF bears. As
> you can see here
> <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-01#Operations_Working_Group_2023_budget>,
> *"the majority of the budget is fixed recurring costs like power, network,
> space, cloud hosting, and subscriptions."*
>
> As the local chapter of OpenStreetMap in Oceania, it seems logical that we
> take some of the proceeds from our conferences and use it to support this
> essential infrastructure.
>
> In our last board meeting, the board seemed willing to support the OSMF,
> so I am starting this thread to confirm and help us determine an amount.
> The logistics should be easy as there are a number of options
> <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Donate> to donate. If we proceed and
> confirm the amount, we can give the OSMF the heads up beforehand.
>
> I don't have strong feelings on the exact amount, but I am thinking
> something >$1,000 AUD to show our commitment.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Ed
>
>
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