[OSGeo-UK] [External] Re: Fwd: QGIS release name from UK user group

Wed Jan 17 07:00:46 PST 2024

I'm easy about it all, but I agree with Windsor over Maidenhead for the
reasons mentioned.

Nottingham is a well known  (Robin Hood etc) location and was the first UK
based global FOSS4G in 2013...

On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 at 21:42, Sam Franklin via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> Just an idea, I see the convention is a town or city name, but is there
> anything stopping us going for a street name?
>
> If so, how about "Broad Street
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Snow-cholera-map-1.jpg>" ?
> Personally, I'd love to see that map on the QGIS splash screen one day! :-)
>
> Obvs. happy to go with the consensus!
>
> ---
> Sam Franklin
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 at 17:29, Tom Chadwin via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org>
> wrote:
>
>> This was my other concern. I'm getting flashbacks to Prospero in The
>> Tempest.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 5:28 PM Barry Rowlingson via UK <
>> uk at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>
>>> My only concern with using "Maidenhead" is that it is also a term for
>>> part of female anatomy, related to virginity. It might possibly be
>>> triggering, but I don't know how well-known or archaic the usage is. Kids
>>> these days etc.
>>>
>>> Barry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 12:56 PM James Scott-Brown via UK <
>>> uk at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> Another interesting historical geospatial link to Maidenhead is the
>>>> Maidenhead Locator System [1], though its usage is mostly limited to the
>>>> amateur radio community.
>>>>
>>>> [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_Locator_System
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>
>>>>   James Scott-Brown
>>>>   james at jamesscottbrown.com
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, at 11:02 AM, Nick Bearman via UK wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully this is a nice Monday morning email to make you smile :-)
>>>>
>>>> The QGIS UK user group has been asked to suggest name for the next QGIS
>>>> release. Usually they are named after the locations of user meetings, but
>>>> since they have had more releases than user meetings, they are working
>>>> through the user groups in turn to ask for suggestions (see Anita's email
>>>> below for details).
>>>>
>>>> Si Miles has suggested "Maidenhead":
>>>>
>>>> Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council was one of the first UK local
>>>> authorities to move to QGIS (at version 1.8!) back in 2010/11. It was while
>>>> working at Windsor and Maidenhead that with the support of Simon Miles &
>>>> Matt Travis the UK QGIS user group was born. Maidenhead even hosted the
>>>> first ever UK user group meeting. Windsor and Maidenhead also contributed
>>>> financial to many an QGIS plugin and was also a bronze sponsor for a long
>>>> as I was there. Finally, Maidenhead hosted many of the Carry On movies, and
>>>> has the oldest or is one of the oldest football clubs in the UK, if not
>>>> world! Might have to fact check that one though!
>>>>
>>>> Windsor and Maidenhead is the name of the council ("Royal Borough of
>>>> Windsor and Maidenhead") but Maidenhead is their HQ, and Anita says a
>>>> single name is better than a double name.
>>>>
>>>> Maidenhead is certainly not a tourist hot spot for the UK (sorry Si!)
>>>> but I think it has a nice QGIS history and sounds like a good choice to me.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have any other suggestions or comments?
>>>>
>>>> Anita needs to know by Fri 19th, so I will make a decision and let her
>>>> know on Thurs 18th Jan.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>> Nick.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 at 6:41 pm, Anita Graser <anita at qgis.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> As you certainly know, QGIS releases usually get their names from
>>>> locations of QGIS developer meetings.
>>>>
>>>> Since we have more releases than developer meetings, we have decided to
>>>> reach out to our country user groups to select additional release names.
>>>> The country order is determined by the founding date of the respective user
>>>> groups.
>>>>
>>>> Since QGIS UK is next on our list, I'm reaching out to you to ask you
>>>> for suggestions for release names. The suggestions should be place names in
>>>> the UK (and ideally be related to the user group).
>>>>
>>>> Besides the name, we will also need a historical map of the location
>>>> which we can use for the release splash screen.
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking forward to your suggestions. Please don't hesitate if you
>>>> have any questions.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Anita Graser
>>>> QGIS PSC Vice chair
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nick Bearman
>>>> +44 (0) 7717745715nick at geospatialtrainingsolutions.co.uk
>>>>
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