> The problem with acronyms… Yes, acronyms is the problem especially for outside people...
By the way, in my understanding, "OSGeo" is foundation name, and I prefer "[Software/library name] conference"(PyCon .etc) than "[Foundation name] conference" in open source world. (Even if it is more understandable for outside people...) Ko 2015-10-12 0:13 GMT+09:00 Nobusuke Iwasaki <[email protected]>: > +1 for Toru and Jeff > > Nobusuke Iwasaki > > > > > 2015-10-11 23:27 GMT+09:00 Jeff McKenna <[email protected]>: >> Thanks Mori-san, I fully agree with you, there is no need to rename >> anything. Instead, there is lots to do to continue promoting OSGeo and >> FOSS4G :) >> >> Talk soon, >> >> -jeff >> >> >> >> >> On 2015-10-11 11:16 AM, "Toru Mori (森 亮)" wrote: >>> >>> We, Japan Chapter has already put considerable money, effort and human >>> resources on promoting FOSS4G since 2008. >>> I don’t want to rename this to OSGeo conference because we will have to >>> marketing it almost from zero. >>> We have good awareness of FOSS4G already and don’t see advantages of >>> renaming it to OSGeo at least here in Japan. >>> >>> Mori >>> >>>> 2015/10/11 22:43、Toshikazu SETO <[email protected]> のメール： >>>> >>>> I also agree to Venka and Maria (=Let us continue in this way!!!) >>>> In Japan case, FOSS4G has begun to spread in Japan now. >>>> >>>> 2015-10-11 21:24 GMT+09:00 Maria Antonia Brovelli >>>> <[email protected]>: >>>> I agree completely with Venka. Our strength up to now has to be >>>> inclusive, considering all excellent and community based free and open >>>> source projects. Let us continue in this way!!! >>>> Happy sunday! >>>> MAria >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli >>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor >>>> Politecnico di Milano >>>> >>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications"; >>>> OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS AB; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET >>>> Sol Katz Award 2015 >>>> >>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALY) >>>> Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321 >>>> e-mail1: [email protected] >>>> e-mail2: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> Da: Discuss <[email protected]> per conto di Venkatesh >>>> Raghavan <[email protected]> >>>> Inviato: domenica 11 ottobre 2015 14.09 >>>> A: [email protected] >>>> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Renaming FOSS4G >>>> >>>> I think the OSGeo-Live project that you are leading can be safely >>>> (re)-named as >>>> FOSS4G-Live as it has a wonderful array of software projects that are not >>>> under the OSGeo umbrella as yet. >>>> >>>> Venka >>>> >>>> On 2015/10/08 5:08, Cameron Shorter wrote: >>>>> >>>>> +1 for "OSGeo conference". >>>>> >>>>> Adding a perspective from someone who marketed FOSS4G 2009. >>>>> Creating a marketing message is all about minimising words used, >>>>> because "less words get read more". >>>>> >>>>> When explaining FOSS4G to people outside our community you need to use: >>>>> >>>>> "international conference for Free and Open Source Software for >>>>> GeoSpatial (FOSS4G), presented by the Open Source Geospatial >>>>> Foundation (OSGeo)." >>>>> >>>>> vs >>>>> >>>>> "international Open Source Geospatial (OSGeo) conference" >>>>> >>>>> This is a good question to put to the charter members for a vote at >>>>> some point. >>>>> >>>>> On 8/10/2015 1:39 am, Marc Peterson wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:discuss- >>>>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Barry Rowlingson >>>>>>> Yes, you and I and everyone *on this mailing list* knows >>>>>>> the difference and the relationship between OSGeo and FOSS4G. But >>>>>>> there are people out there in geospatial who don't know either. >>>>>> >>>>>> Emphatic +1 >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Toshikazu SETO, Ph.D. >>>> Center for Spatial Information Science >>>> University of Tokyo >>>> e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] >>>> URL: http://i.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ >>>> >>>> 瀬戸寿一 東京大学空間情報科学研究センター・特任助教 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >>> Toru Mori >>> OSGeo.JP >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > -- > 岩崎 亘典 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ko Nagase (長瀬 興) Georepublic Japan mail: [email protected] web: http://georepublic.co.jp _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
