I like your article too. Not sure if/how we could make this an official
OSGeo statement, but I'm definitely a big +1 on seeing more blog
articles like this!
Daniel
On 14-07-14 9:50 AM, Even Rouault wrote:
Steven,
I'm very supportive of your thoughts and think it could be adopted as an
official OSGeo statement. Well done.
If I can make a suggestion, perhaps the Donate picture should show banknotes
rather than coins ;-)
Even
A couple of months back I asked whether their was any contribution guidance
that we offered to organisations using OSGeo software. Apart from Jody’s
reply there wasn’t any response. I think we are missing an opportunity to
encourage and help user organisations to contribute time and/or funding to
OSGeo and it’s projects, so I have written this blog post
http://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch/
which sets out some thoughts on "Good practice for organisations using
OSGeo software”. Hopefully it will prompt some discussion. I have posted
on my blog as I didn’t feel that I should post something as speculative as
this on the wiki without community endorsement, whenever people want we
can move a version to the wiki. Feel free to comment on this mail thread
or on the blog. ____________
Steven Feldman
On 5 May 2014, at 04:57, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> wrote:
You may like to at what Arnulf has been doing towards certification.
Endorsing is a trickery game indeed.
For GeoServer we simply list organizations, noting what kind of work each
is known for ( but not offering an endorsement).
http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/Commercial+Support
On Sunday, May 4, 2014, Steven Feldman <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Jody
I would like to have a document or web link to point at as the start of a
conversation with an organisation. It can’t be mandatory but we might
want to consider community endorsement of organisations which adopt the
charter or 'social contract'
I’ll start a wiki page with a few thoughts and open it up for others to
contribute their views ______
Steven
On 2 May 2014, at 12:14, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> wrote:
I think you are leaning towards the "social contract" associated with
being part of a community.
For organisations that do not wish to participate, that is fine.
Participation is one way of minimising the risks associated with the
use of open source software, as long as they are making that decision
with a decent understanding that is fine.
The way I figure it they will get burned a few times before taking
interesting in participation :) But yeah if you are talking to managers
speak in terms of risk and change control, not community/participation
- know your audience.
I think I had a rant about the social contact last year, it produced one
more tester of GeoServer - making the process of issuing release
candidates suspect.
--
Daniel Morissette
T: +1 418-696-5056 #201
http://www.mapgears.com/
Provider of Professional MapServer Support since 2000
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