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

Wed Jan 17 07:29:12 PST 2024

Hi All,

Thanks very much for all of your replies. 

I am certainly learning some new things in this thread! 

I just wanted to remind everyone we are focusing on QGIS specifically rather than OSGeo in general. 

I'm leaning towards Windsor rather than Maidenhead for the reasons already mentioned about other meanings of "maidenhead".

I think Edinburgh might also be an option, given they have a history of QGIS user groups (https://ukqgis.wordpress.com/category/user-groups/page/3/) although there is the question of whether they are Scotland or UK. (h/t to the West Lothian question, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question).

Anita - is this your list of user groups: https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/usergroups.html#current-list-of-qgis-user-groups

And if so, will Scotland get a go to choose a name later on, separate to England?!

Sorry to complicate matters!

Best wishes
Nick 

On 17 January 2024 15:05:18 GMT, Barry Rowlingson via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>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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