[Webcom] Motion: Ian Edwards joins WebCom

Tue Jul 30 10:30:21 PDT 2013

Hi Frank,

I propose introducing a 'service provider' content type. This would give it
the advantage of customizable permissions and easy integration with views
among other Drupal goodness. Permissions can be configured to give editing
rights not just to osgeo.org maintainers, but any user with the correct
role (again, configurable in Drupal). Such role can be given to users who
are representatives of the service providers. Views module allows creation
of different kinds of lists and displays of content. A list containing only
the service provider content type would be trivial to create, much like
creating filters to limit the list to only service provider from a given
country, etc. Further more, this filter can be exposed to the user (for
example as a select box) and ajax can be used to refresh the list. As far
as I understand, this pretty much covers the current functionality and
more, in addition to being drupalish. All of the above mentioned
configuration can be done via clicking in the administration menu.

Importing existing entries can be easily done via a proper import module,
assuming it would not be too difficult to export the current data in, for
example, csv format.

Best Regards,
Adam

2013/7/30 Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com>

> Adam,
>
> I gather this is the suggestion you made in the ticket?
>
> """
> I suggest rebuilding the service provider directory in Drupal. Every
> service provider would be a user with a node. Views with exposed filters
> can be used to show and search the directory.
>
> I also volunteer to do that.
> """
>
> Could you go a bit more into how that would work, and how we would
> transition the existing entries?  It seems promising, but not exactly a
> minimalist change.
>
> Best regards,
> Frank
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Adam Włodarkiewicz <
> adam.wlodarkiewicz+osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Jeff told me to write here. I offered to fix #1105 here:
> > http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1105#comment:10 and, as mentioned in
> > the
> > issue discussion, I need someone from WebCom to approve my solution and
> > push it to the server.
> >
> >
> > 2013/7/30 Ian Edwards <iedwards.pub at gmail.com>
> >
> > > Jeff - I agree and we share your frustration.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately from my perspective, my offer of contributing time over
> the
> > > next eight days is only for this specific point-fix. I hope that we can
> > get
> > > this solved and then move on to important issues.
> > >
> > > My reasoning is:
> > > 1. It's an easy introductory task for me to get used to working with
> the
> > > group
> > > 2. I'm on holiday with family and my computer contact time is limited
> > > 3. I'm not up to speed with the group's backlog and the specifics of
> the
> > > other issues.
> > >
> > > I'm happy to dig into #1105 late next week and see if there's anything
> I
> > > can do to help.  I hope that I can, but this week I'm still finding my
> > > feet.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jeff McKenna <
> > > jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I feel this discussion is a lower priority.  The feedback I get from
> > > > around the community is regarding a separate topic, fixing the OSGeo
> > > > Service Provider utility http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1105
> > > >
> > > > I'm frustrated in waiting for this.  I keep getting feedback from
> > > > service providers all around the world quite upset about this.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking for the Web Committee to tackle this, manage it, or even
> > get
> > > > back to me saying "jeff please try for funding from the Board for
> > > > someone to handle this, we have no time for this effort".
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > -jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2013-07-30 9:48 AM, Ian Edwards wrote:
> > > > > I should clarify my thoughts - I think that we may still need to
> > > address
> > > > > the issues raised by Frank and others sometime in the future.  But
> to
> > > get
> > > > > us consistent and up to date as soon as possible I'm +1.
> > > > >
> > > > > (promoting OSGeo Live at the same time is a very valuable
> consequence
> > > and
> > > > > gives people an easy route to trialing the software.  If we find a
> > > > > different solution inthe future then I think it should continue to
> > > > > highlight the value that OSGeo provides through OSGeo Live).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 29 Jul 2013 23:38, "Frank Warmerdam" <warmerdam at pobox.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Ian Edwards <
> > iedwards.pub at gmail.com>
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> Hi Cameron,
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> I've always been +1 agreeing with you on this. In fact it's the
> > > reason
> > > > I
> > > > >>> joined WebCom.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> But there have been some quiet counter arguments voiced off list.
> > Is
> > > > >> WebCom
> > > > >>> happy to vote on this so that we can progress to a solution? Or
> > does
> > > > this
> > > > >>> need approval higher up?  Chris - what are your thoughts?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Cameron,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I was the quietly voiced counter argument, for the reasons given.
> >  I'm
> > > > >> essentially -0 on the motion for the reasons given, but if there
> is
> > a
> > > > >> consensus on webcom to go this way I can certainly live with it.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Best regards,
> > > > >> --
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