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

[creed at opengeospatial.org]

Cameron -

Seems a good idea to me. Greg and Raj - thoughts? Should be fairly easy to
set up.

Regards

Carl
> 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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