[UN] UN Open GIS ToR

[maria.brovelli at polimi.it]

Jeff, many thanks. I will revise all the suggestions we received 
tomorrow night (during day, as you know, there are no possibilities ;-) )
Of course we shall consider your willing of helping. Thanks for that. I 
let you know after the remote meeting we'll have on friday or (if I'm 
able to go) after the workshop in Seoul.
Best!
Maria


Il 17/10/16 20:01, Jeff McKenna ha scritto:
> Hi Maria, Maxi,
>
> Below are my comments on the draft ToR:
>
> - in the title of the document, change the title to "UN Open GIS
> Initiative - Terms of Reference"   (notice no 's')
>
> - in section #1, change the full text to:
>
> ***
> The objective of the UN Open GIS Initiative is to identify and develop
> open source geospatial software and services that meet the requirements
> of UN operations, taking full advantage of the expertise of mission
> partners including partner nations, technology contributing countries,
> international organizations, academia, NGO’s, and the private sector.
> ***
>
> I believe a very important part is missing in this document: a
> definition of what Open Source is.  This is especially important as the
> initiative will have interested partners in many sectors, including the
> private sector.  So we can use text from the OGC-OSGeo whitepaper, for a
> new Section #3 in the document, as follows:
>
> ***
> 3. Definition of Open Source
>
> Open Source encompasses two related concepts regarding the way software
> is developed and licensed. They are codified in the "Free Software" and
> the "Open Source" definitions. "Free and Open Source Software" refers to
> software which has been made available under a free software license
> with the rights to run the program for any purpose, to study how the
> program works, to adapt it, and to redistribute copies, including
> modifications. These freedoms enable Open Source software development, a
> public, collaborative model that promotes early publishing and frequent
> releases. The Open Source Initiative has developed a set of 10
> requirements of any software license that is to be considered an Open
> Source license under the Open Source Definition.  For more details
> please see the OSGeo-OGC whitepaper on Open Source:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Source_and_Open_Standards#Open_Source
> ***
>
> Also, I am happy to be involved in this initiative and committee as
> President Emeritus, OSGeo (especially as I worked with Kyoung-Soo to get
> this started), please let me know if I can help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jeff
>
>

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4 February 2016: Ten years of OSGeo!


Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor
Politecnico di Milano

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