[SAC] [Qgis-psc] Osgeo Code signing certificates

[Jody Garnett]

Catching up on email thread.

The SAC has an operational budget and should not need to go through the
board for things like this in the future. Particularly if the $500 does not
end up being enough.

Here is the link to the budget:

https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#Operational_Budget_for_2016

Alex is listed as the officer
<http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/board_and_officers.html> for SAC.
Alex can make any requested needed from the treasurer acting on behalf of
the committee here.  Sorry if I am stating the obvious here - I want to
ensure the system administration committee if comfortable operating
independently of the board (both out of trust/respect for volunteers here,
and in the interests not having the board as a bottleneck).



--
Jody Garnett

On 20 April 2016 at 11:23, Norman Vine <nhv at cape.com> wrote:

>
> > On Apr 20, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Alex M <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 04/20/2016 10:43 AM, Larry Shaffer wrote:
> >> Dear SAC,
> >>
> >> OK, just like last time I brought this up, this has devolved into more
> >> lovely Apple bashing.
> >>
> >> Who here can make a decision on whether any of the money already OK'd by
> >> the OSGeo for code-signing certificates can be used for an Apple
> Developer
> >> account for $99/year (for multiple certs)?
> >>
> >> If the OSGeo is unwilling to fund Apple Developer accounts, I will look
> >> into a crowd-funding campaign for the QGIS project to solve the problem.
> >> Unless, the QGIS project also does not wish to manage it; in which case
> I
> >> will pay for it myself and share the certificates/keys with William
> >> Kyngsburye.
> >>
> >> Larry Shaffer
> >> Dakota Cartography
> >> Black Hills, South Dakota
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I'll reiterate, if QGIS and any other OSGeo projects feel this is
> > worthwhile then I support it as a necessary means to helping ensure
> > users. For me the only question is what other OSGeo projects feel this
> > is important? Obviously anything William Kyngsburye packages seems like
> > a candidate.
> >
> > I wouldn't mind an OSGeo crowd-funding campaign to keep this funded long
> > term. But really that cost is not outrageous.
> >
> > For me this question falls under the general principle that OSGeo is
> > here to support it's member projects. Yes there are limits to what we
> > can do, but this request seems reasonable. Does someone recall what the
> > Board said about it? If they approved then really we just need to work
> > on the technical details of how to implement, not debate implementation.
> > Any complaints should be addressed at future Board meetings.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alex
> > __________________________________
>
> Here is the board announcement authorize up to $500 USD/annual for the SAC
> to obtain signing certificates
> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2015-October/013445.html
>
> Norman
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