On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:33, Tim Schaub <tsch...@opengeo.org> wrote:
> Hey- > > Erik Uzureau wrote: > > So from this mail and reading the two links... it sounds like the impact > > for OL PSC > > would be that we must make sure that: > > > > 1) GeoExt has a OSGeo-friendly license (and doesn't change it) > > 2) All contributors to GeoExt project have signed CLA > > 3) GeoExt remains Geo-related. > > > > Seems like (1) and (3) are essentially a one-time deal. (2), however, > > would imply someone from OL PSC monitoring all GeoExt commits > > and double-checking to see that CLAs are on file for the committer > > or in the event that the committer is merely acting as a reviewer, > > then for the originator of the patch. > > > > Thanks for the response Erik. I think you've described the practical > implications well. > > > None of this seems particularly difficult or time consuming. > > > > My immediate question, though, is "can a member of the OL PSC > > act in any of these roles if they are also a member of the GeoExt > > PSC (or general community)?" > > Sure. This is what I was imagining. > > Really? I'd maybe put that one to the good people at OSGEO before declaring a victory. I don't wanna be a sourpuss, but to me this has hints of some sort of wierd rotary-clubesque golden parachuting. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong here, but even barring the above conflict-of-interest issue, there just doesn't seem to be any sense of *real* responsibility happenning at any stage of this game, does there? Erik > > Governance in this case is largely about asking for evidence that > guidelines are being met. > > > > > If the answer is "yes", and either Tim or Eric (who I know are both > > involved in GeoExt) would like to take on the responsibilities, then > > I don't see any reason for the OL PSC *not* to approve this. > > > > If the answer is "no", then a suitable chaperone among the uninvolved > > on the OL PSC will have to step up. > > > > Are there any side effects to this that are not being listed here? I > mean, > > whether the answer to my above question is "yes" or "no", it doesn't seem > > like OL PSC really has anything to *lose* either way.... maybe I'm > > missing something? > > > > I don't think there are implications that you are missing. If there is > no more discussion, I'll ask for a vote tomorrow. > > Tim > > > Erik > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 23:54, Tim Schaub <tsch...@opengeo.org > > <mailto:tsch...@opengeo.org>> wrote: > > > > Hey- > > > > GeoExt is a project that aims to provide an Ext based toolkit for > > developing applications with OpenLayers. The library will extend Ext > > widgets and data management classes with mapping functionality from > > OpenLayers. > > > > The GeoExt project steering committee and existing users and > developers > > are interested in assigning copyright for the GeoExt code base to the > > OSGeo foundation. For OSGeo to accept copyright, it would be ideal > if > > an existing OSGeo project could participate in the governance of the > > GeoExt project. > > > > Our hope (as the GeoExt PSC) is that the OpenLayers PSC would accept > > this responsibility. Exactly what "participate in the governance" > means > > is a little hard to nail down. I've put together a proposal with a > bit > > more specific language: > > > > http://www.geoext.org/trac/geoext/wiki/governance > > > > I'd like to open discussion on this proposal and get a vote from the > > OpenLayers PSC some time next week. > > > > What this means for the OpenLayers PSC: > > > > The OpenLayers PSC requires that the GeoExt PSC provides evidence > that > > GeoExt is following the criteria for becoming an OSGeo member project > > (as far as I can tell, this is best described here > > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Labs#Criteria). > > > > In practice, this will mean that the OpenLayers PSC will request that > > the GeoExt PSC provide information on contributors and signed > > contributor license agreements, and that the GeoExt PSC maintains the > > "geospatial" nature of the project. > > > > Questions and feedback welcome. > > Tim > > > > -- > > Tim Schaub > > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > > Expert service straight from the developers. > > _______________________________________________ > > Dev mailing list > > Dev@openlayers.org <mailto:Dev@openlayers.org> > > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > > > > > > > -- > Tim Schaub > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Expert service straight from the developers. > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > Dev@openlayers.org > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev >
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