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

Wed Jan 17 07:34:47 PST 2024

Hello all

I know I keep finding problems, and I certainly wouldn't want to post this
on the UK list, but I have reservations abot Windsor, too - really sorry,
Si. After Brexit, the UK nominating one of the most iconically
sovereignty-related locations might seem a little pointed. But if that's
oversensitive, no problem.

Tom

On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 3:29 PM Nick Bearman via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> 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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