[Ottawa_users] Tonight's meeting

[Dave McIlhagga]

That was my thinking. Try do something pre-GeoTec which might be a  
bit more inward looking -- and do the outreach work (ie. workshops  
etc..) within GeoTec.

Heck - if there really is interest in forming a Canada Chapter for  
OSGeo -- the day before GeoTec could be the time to figure that out.

Dave





On 12-Oct-07, at 4:54 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:

> Dave McIlhagga wrote:
>> One of the objectives I had in mind was to ensure the core  
>> community (developers and most active contributors) could have  
>> some good quality time working together in person. I just mention  
>> this because I know that it is something the developers have  
>> trouble doing at FOSS4G due to their time spent interacting with  
>> the many users of the software ... (very important stuff for sure)  
>> but I hope we can find a way to be sensitive to that need of  
>> separating the important software development activities and  
>> discussions that take place when development teams are together  
>> vs. broader workshops / presentations etc... for users.
>
> Dave,
>
> I'm wondering what projects might have enough folks present for  
> effective
> sprinting around GeoTec?  Last night I focused on workshops, aimed  
> mostly
> at educating and promoting FOSS to normal GeoTec delegates.
>
> A sprint might be nice but it takes a certain critical mass (IMHO) to
> make things happen.  MapServer would be one obvious candidate for  
> sprinting
> based on the number of local contributors.
>
> Perhaps sprinting activities should be arranged a day before workshops
> in order to avoid conflicts?
>
> Best regards,
> -- 
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