[OSGeo-UK] Contributing to PostGIS development

Thu Apr 12 08:37:39 PDT 2018

I think we are, yes.

Jo

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 2:01 PM, OSGeo:UK <osgeouk at gmail.com> wrote:

> In the absence of any -1’s are we good to go?
>
> __________________
> Steven Feldman
> Treasurer OSGeo:UK
>
> On 4 Apr 2018, at 16:17, Sam Franklin <mr.samfranklin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> +1 for OSGeo:UK supporting via that patreon account.
>
> I was curious. Here's a list of the postgis contributors
> https://postgis.net/docs/postgis_introduction.html#credits_core_present
>
> @Jo, agreed. If there are, at some future point, a number of of individual
> developer patreon/other accounts, we might need some management on where
> funds go.
>
> Cheers
> S
>
> ---
> Sam Franklin
>
> On 4 April 2018 at 09:18, OSGeo:UK <osgeouk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am, of course, supportive of OSGeo:UK committing some funding to
>> PostGIS via Regina Obe
>>
>> Picking up on Jo’s suggestion re encouraging others organisations to
>> contribute to PostGIS and Ross’ response. Perhaps we could create a page on
>> the OSGeo:UK web site that could act as a focal point for those trying to
>> encourage their organisation or customers to contribute to the OSGeo
>> projects? I wrote a blog post around this topic There is no such thing
>> as a free lunch
>> <https://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/blog/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch/> and
>> also presented at FOSS4G 2016 There’s no such thing as a free lunch –
>> the movie
>> <https://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/blog/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch-the-movie/> -
>> some of the content could be repurposed.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> __________________
>> Steven Feldman
>> Treasurer OSGeo:UK
>>
>> On 4 Apr 2018, at 08:11, McDonaldR <McDonaldR at angus.gov.uk> wrote:
>>
>> I think that’s an excellent idea, Jo.
>>
>> I will ask our budget holders again about opportunities to contribute to
>> the projects and applications we use.
>>
>> Ross
>>
>> *From:* UK [mailto:uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> <uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>] *On Behalf Of *Jo Cook
>> *Sent:* 03 April 2018 12:08
>> *To:* uk at lists.osgeo.org
>> *Subject:* [OSGeo-UK] Contributing to PostGIS development
>>
>> Hi UK folk,
>>
>> Regine Obe, one of the core PostGIS developers, has recently created a
>> Patreon account to assist with funding the aspects of her PostGIS work that
>> are not covered by client funding. See https://www.patreon.com/reginaobe
>>
>> Firstly, I'd like to propose that we as the UK chapter commit to funding
>> $50 a month for 12 months, with the option to renew at the end of that
>> time. We have the funds to do that at present. If there are objections,
>> please contact me, either on or off list.
>>
>> Secondly, I'd like to urge other organisations out there that benefit
>> from PostGIS in any way to consider contributing to Regina's Patreon too.
>> If you have trouble convincing those that hold the purse strings to
>> contribute to an individual's Patreon account, then talk to us, as I'm sure
>> we can come to some arrangement where you donate to OSGeo:UK and we donate
>> to Regina on your behalf. She is trying to raise $800 a month, and it would
>> be great if the UK Open Source community could help her meet that target.
>>
>> Finally, we're going to start thinking about some guidelines for how we
>> might decide to fund other individual developers, should the opportunity
>> arise. I'll send out a link to a google document that we can use for
>> editing purposes within the next few days.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Jo
>>
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