The document accurately describes my understanding of how sponsorship funds would be used, and I support pursuing sponsorship with this document as the foundation (notwithstanding the OSGeo question).
+1 Paul On 10-Nov-08, at 2:39 PM, Tim Schaub wrote: > Hey- > > So, motivated by the OSGeo Project Sponsorship program, Chris did a > great job of putting together a document that describes the potential > sponsorship opportunities with OpenLayers. > > http://svn.openlayers.org/project/sponsorship/sponsoring > > This document describes a few things: > 1) our intent to seek sponsorship via the OSGeo Project Sponsorship > program; > 2) high level goals for use of sponsorship funds; and > 3) details on uses, benefits, and the process. > > John has raised questions about having the OSGeo manage our > sponsorship > program versus having some other entity manage the program. I think > we > have agreed to treat this question separately - to entertain > suggestions > on alternative methods of managing the sponsorship program after we > agree on the core goals. > > I would like to call a vote specifically on the document linked above. > The issue we're voting on looks something like this: > > If we agree to pursue sponsorship for OpenLayers via the OSGeo Project > Sponsorship program, the PSC believes that the sponsorship document > referenced [1] adequately describes the goals, intended uses, and > potential benefits of project sponsorship. > > Thanks for voting. > > My vote is +1. > > Tim > > > [1] http://svn.openlayers.org/project/sponsorship/sponsoring > > Doc history http://trac.openlayers.org/log/project/sponsorship/sponsoring > > -- > Tim Schaub > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Expert service straight from the developers. > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > Dev@openlayers.org > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev __________________________________________ Paul Spencer Chief Technology Officer DM Solutions Group Inc http://research.dmsolutions.ca/ _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list Dev@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
