[Qgis-psc] OSGEO4W status and future

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi Tom,
thanks for your reply. Sure, I'll be happy to join. Which channel?
Cheers.

Il 25/11/19 12:34, Angelos Tzotsos ha scritto:
> Dear Paolo,
> 
> Thank you for reaching out to the board, I am adding in CC the rest of
> the board members.
> Would you be available to join our board meeting today at 16:00 UTC to
> discuss further?
> 
> Best regards,
> Angelos
> 
> On 11/25/19 1:28 PM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
>> To the Board of Directors of OSGeo
>> ---
>> Dears,
>> I'm writing you on behalf of the QGIS.ORG Steering Committee. As you
>> know, OSGEO4W is a crucial piece of infrastructure, allowing Windows
>> users to easily install and upgrade software under OSGeo umbrella.
>> Its maintenance has been led since many years by QGIS developers,
>> especially Juergen Fischer, mostly on a volunteer basis. QGIS.ORG has
>> invested some resources on this. The recent major upgrades of basic
>> libraries (Proj and Gdal) required a considerable packaging work. and
>> revealed some limitation of the current infrastructure.
>> We believe OSGEO4W would benefit from a specific investment, best if
>> long term, allowing to overcome the limitations and create an even
>> better product overall. We are sure this features highly in the
>> priorities of OSGeo, and we'll be happy to discuss jointly an improved
>> roadmap, investment plan, and coordination between projects.
>> All best wishes.
> 
> 

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