[Qgis-psc] Advancing QGIS 3.0

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Matthias,

Well - there should be two dev meetings each year - not just one.

Initiatives for local dev meetings are always welcome, though 
personally, I would still prefer the combined meeting where most of the 
core devs are around. Local meetings wouldn't deliver that.

I see the meetings more as an opportunity to discuss new features or 
have a look at issues/problems. I don't think that much code is actually 
created at the meetings. This is usually more efficient at home or in 
the office, with fewer distractions.

My proposal is that the local QGIS user groups take care of such local 
dev meeting events - and come up with sponsors/funding. I know that the 
german FOSSGIS association meets once or twice at the Linux hotel and 
projects are invited to join. The swiss QGIS user group could also help 
organize/sponsor such meetings.

So do you really think it is a matter of funds or is it rather a problem 
that someone has to start the initiative and do the organization?

I don't comment your idea on reaching version parity with Arc ;-) I 
couldn't care less ...

Andreas


Am 02.11.2016 um 09:37 schrieb Matthias Kuhn:
> Dear PSC,
>
> On the QGIS agenda there is one major goal at the moment and that is to
> finally catch up with Arc and raising the version number in which we lag
> far behind.
>
> To do so more quickly, the grant proposal was a very good start. I think
> it would be great if it was somehow possible to encourage development
> even more. This could possibly be a code sprint. Or picking some
> important pieces of work and sponsor them. Or instead of organizing one
> big code sprint organize some local ones with video conference between
> them. Your idea goes here.
>
> I don't know the current situation with the budget and if there are
> resources for organizing such an event. I would like to kindly ask you
> if it was possible to put that on the next PSC agenda.
>
> But the quicker we get to version 10 (which I would propose to call QGIS
> X) the quicker we can be taken serious!
>
> Best regards
> Matthias
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