Hi Cameron, I've been also thinking of OGC voting rights for the OSGeo Foundation. I wonder if we should discuss this together during the next Board meeting. (how OSGeo can become a voting member)
-jeff On 2013-05-30 5:31 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote: > +1 from me too. > > Based on the depth of valuable feedback that OGC received from OSGeo > regarding Geoservices REST API, with Adrian being a significant > contributor, I believe that we have a good argument to ask for voting > rights. (We might not get it, but at least we should ask). > > > > On 31/05/2013 4:35 AM, Adrian Custer wrote: >> On 5/30/13 2:54 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: >>> Adrian, >>> >>> According to http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OGC_membership we have open >>> slots. >>> It seems that Arnulf and Michael can authorize it. There are some >>> fairly >>> restrictive conditions on OGC individual memberships which is what >>> this is. >>> You should confirm you are going to fit. >>> >>> http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/join/level/individual >> >> Indeed that is my current status: the 'you can do all the work but >> can't vote' level of membership. >> >>> >>> It isn't clear that these memberships imply you exactly speak for OSGeo >>> though you can certainly give your affiliation as OSGeo. >> >> Right. I could only 'speak for OSGeo' on any particular topic when, >> after discussion, OSGeo has formulated one, or probably several, >> positions on any issues. In general I would speak as 'one of the horde >> of free software actors'. >> >>> >>> It would be wonderful to use this mechanism to give you standing at >>> OGC as >>> I know you will make good use of it. >> >> Thanks. >> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Frank >> >> ~adrian >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Adrian Custer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> As I remember it, OSGeo has been granted a number of liaison >>>> memberships >>>> (six?) from the OGC. Are they all being used? If not, what would be the >>>> process to obtain one? >>>> >>>> >>>> In past years, I have been reluctant to officially represent OSGeo >>>> and so >>>> have paid for a membership on my own. Nonetheless, I have been >>>> pushing the >>>> OGC on openness, the consideration of free software, and issues arising >>>> from the 'OSGeo point of view' ever since I started participating at >>>> the >>>> OGC. I have also been acting unofficially as a bridge between the two >>>> organizations (with the good and bad that comes from that such as, >>>> in the >>>> last few days, being unable to announce the end of the 'GeoServices >>>> REST' >>>> debacle). Now I am considering making this work and my association >>>> between >>>> the two organizations more formal. >>>> >>>> Therefore, if you all are willing, and if a membership were >>>> available, I >>>> would like to take this on as a formal role and represent all of you >>>> at the >>>> OGC. It would mean I would show up to meetings and sign my >>>> authorship of >>>> whatever documents with the affiliation 'OSGeo'. In the future, I also >>>> would plan to lobby the OGC to grant OSGeo a formal vote in the >>>> proceedings >>>> of the technical committee. That will be hard to obtain since we >>>> will not >>>> be pitching in the mega-cash that the OGC needs to sustain their way of >>>> operating; however, it might be possible someday, especially if we >>>> start >>>> contributing effectively to their work. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> Adrian Custer >>>> _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
