[OSGeo-Standards] Re: How to extend OWS Context for several specific cases

[Cameron Shorter]

Lorenzo, Jody,
Yes, lets set up a wiki/issue tracker for OWS Context, but lets do it in 
conjunction with the OGC.

I'm very heartened by the OGC's recent mass market focus and their moves 
to open up their processes to the Open Source community, as noted by 
Carl Reed's email  earlier (copied below). When the OGC reach out to the 
Open Source community like this, we should work with them where possible.

OGC representatives: Carl, Mark, Greg, Raj,
How soon can the OGC open up a wiki and issue tracker for OWS Context 
that can be used by the Open Source community? (Sooner would be better 
to avoid developers running off and setting it up without the OGC).

Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
>
>> Bleck too much; set up a wiki and track new context ideas in the same 
>> manner as open street maps handles new feature types. Let 
>> collaboration and composition sort out the good ideas and leave OSGeo 
>> (and a process) out of it. When we feel we have something good kick 
>> it over the wall to OGC (much like with the WMS tile idea).
>
> why should I do twice an effort to prepare a document, when OGC guys 
> are here in this list?
> and if we are going in two different directions while editing 
> different documents?
>
> if we don't have a Wiki to work together we can set up one or use 
> OSGeo one.
>
> process could be easy: public Wiki to mess up the Context, private 
> Wiki for OGC internal documents.
>
> make sense?

Carl Reed OGC Account wrote:
 > I will be out of the office for two weeks. However, as the proposal
 >  is a good one, I would suggest working with Raj, Greg, and Mark
 >  Reichardt to make this happen.
 >
 > Also, FYI, as soon as we get out from under all the changes to
 > documents and the web site for the new OGC IPR policy, we will be
 > standing up a public OGC Change Request Proposal system whereby
 > anyone can submit change requests and track their progress.

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