Thanks Eduardo. Indeed many of these are not even realised in North America, so they are very thought provoking for me.
Tyler ----- Original message ----- > hi Tyler, > > Despite some thoughts below might not be new in north hemisphere, > there goes my Latin American user vision: > > #OSGeo is already inside the minds of power GIS users and GIS > developers, we already know like things work and how/what to be done > to work. Now maybe is the time to make OSGeo more visible and > understood by users > ##ok, it's a long process but it has to begin. eg.: general population > already knows that "oh Linux? yes, I got. It's free of charge right?" > and some commercial users, after 2008 economical crisis plus > web2/social networking boom, already got that it's not just a matter > of cost, but also because free/opensource tool will not make a big > change of architecture, basic concepts/structures without talking to > users ( eg.: MapServer mapfile programming structure is almost the > same since it was born, but in some commercial tools things may change > a lot in minor/major releases) > ##these same end-users ( including independent workers, commercial > users) must to see that F4G platform can help SERVICES market: helping > to cut costs on software acquisition ( smaller total project/service > costs) and making service providers FREE from this or that software > supplier ( and to help services market is help on job opportunities > too... a cool social role of foss and foundations) > ##and maybe one way to help on that is to make more SOLUTION cases > visible. First step is to prove that existing foss technology works > and this is done. The step to enforce is to 'sell the fish' that > integration with commercial solutions is possible and support on foss > communities can even be better/faster than commercial support centers. > ##certification and stamp matters: for corporate communities/users is > important to ensure that this or that software/solution have an "OSGeo > certified stamp". There are a lot of users that do not need more than > one or two softwares. And most of them is always looking for work with > only one, if possible. So, if the second tool the user will look for > also has the "osgeo stamp", user may feel better with that. In this > sense, a certification program (eg. Linux LPI) for professional geo > users is a plus too. > ##interoperation: another oportunity maybe could be to insert OSGeo > stamp/talks on other kind of events - not only on GIS events but also > on business events ( logistics, environmental, agriculture, forestry, > mining, etc) with less tech language and more 'executive' > presentations > ##inside corporate world, acronym like GeoBI, GeoETL, GeoEAI or GeoCRM > can take attention of sponsors ( managers, directors). And this will > also help on base techs projects advertising. > ##OSGeo partnering with academia projects ( R&D) and private/publich > companies will always be welcome too. > #for the power user who follow planet OSGeo is not hard to get the 1st > contact with a new released tool. But, for the newcomers, a simple > setup can take a month or months. How to help on that? More docs ( > 'for dummy' guides, quick ref cards, process oriented manuals and not > only function guide/reference guide) and tutorials and this include > local references. > ##and for translation tasks, I believe it's not only to do the > translation. But to adapt texts, images, data and senses can be a plus > on users influence > ##tools such as surveys (online, magazines, collected on events) could > help to map local gap's and user desire/needs > #communication: I think local committees/communities should always be > in talk to international foundation goals and tasks and vice-versa. > Parallel initiatives such as local groups must be inserted/combined on > OSGeo projects/tasks - we should sum efforts and not divide. So, it's > important to highlight the benefits on working together OSGeo to these > parallel heads. > > Ten or fifteen years ago I saw a lot of projects and services to be > killed because the lack of free options or free cases. Now, we have a > lot of options to replace or interoperate with. We need more > visibility, more users enabled to call the attention of other users. > > best > > Eduardo Patto Kanegae > http://www.webmapit.com > > > 2011/8/5 Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <[email protected]>: > > With a very encouraging list of nominees for the open board positions, > > it might help (at least me!) if some could share their thoughts about > > OSGeo and its future direction. > > > > As a potential director: > > * What important areas do you see OSGeo needing to fix or strive for in > > order to grow? > > * What challenges do you see for OSGeo in the short and long terms? > > * What kinds of goals do you have for the organisation? (It's not a > > presidential race, but curious on what you see as goals for the org). > > * What is needed for a board to be successful? ...For OSGeo to be a > > success? * Have you had to deal with similar challenges before? > > * Etc... > > > > I'm sure others have good questions too, but thought I'd share the > > ones on my mind based on my experience working alongside the board. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Tyler > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > 2011/8/5 Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <[email protected]>: > > With a very encouraging list of nominees for the open board positions, > > it might help (at least me!) if some could share their thoughts about > > OSGeo and its future direction. > > > > As a potential director: > > * What important areas do you see OSGeo needing to fix or strive for in > > order to grow? > > * What challenges do you see for OSGeo in the short and long terms? > > * What kinds of goals do you have for the organisation? (It's not a > > presidential race, but curious on what you see as goals for the org). > > * What is needed for a board to be successful? ...For OSGeo to be a > > success? * Have you had to deal with similar challenges before? > > * Etc... > > > > I'm sure others have good questions too, but thought I'd share the > > ones on my mind based on my experience working alongside the board. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Tyler > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > -- > Eduardo Patto Kanegae > http://www.webmapit.com > +55(19)9610-8768
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