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

Wed Jan 17 07:05:18 PST 2024

I like Nottingham, or we could argue about choosing one of these places:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom

On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM Mike Saunt via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> 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:
>>>>
>>>>> *This email originated outside the University. Check before clicking
>>>>> links or attachments.*
>>>>> 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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