[Qgis-psc] PSC on Monday

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi Nyall,

Il 03/02/2018 23:04, Nyall Dawson ha scritto:

> I fully support discussing this option and making an official decision
> - BUT - will Victor or Alex be invited to discuss? It seems odd to me
> to discuss the future of an area of code of which they are the
> maintainers without their direct input.

good point. of course everybody is welcome to join the meeting; I am
taking the liberty to hereby invite Victor, Alex, and Rashad. their
input will be greatly appreciated.

> I'm very concerned that the outcome of this discussion will be "keep
> the providers in core, QGIS can maintain". Which effectively is just
> saying "Victor, Alex, here's a bunch of work we've decided you HAVE to
> do". (Slightly exaggerated in order to convey what I'm trying to say
> better).

of course PSC cannot force anybody to do anything; anyway, as this is
really a strategic decision, I think PCS should express at least an
opinion. AFAICT possible outcomes could be:
* OK for dropping GRASS, SAGA, and OTB support - let's interested users
deal with this
* keep in core, launch a crowdfunding campaign
* keep it in core, support it with core funds
I'm sure there can be other options.

All the best, and thanks for your input.

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