[Qgis-psc] OSGEO4W status and future

[Paolo Cavallini]

Thanks again

Il 25/11/19 12:41, Angelos Tzotsos ha scritto:
> I have added the topic in the agenda:
> 
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2019-11-25
> 
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 1:37 PM Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it
> <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it>> wrote:
> 
>     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 <http://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
>     <http://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.
>     >
>     >
> 
>     -- 
>     Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu <http://www.faunalia.eu>
>     QGIS.ORG <http://QGIS.ORG> Chair:
>     http://planet.qgis.org/planet/user/28/tag/qgis%20board/
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> Vice President, Board of Directors
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos

-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS.ORG Chair:
http://planet.qgis.org/planet/user/28/tag/qgis%20board/