For the code in question we are responsible as a subcommittee to get things done. Any significant change beyond day to day operation we send to the board for approval ( like any other committee ).
I am sorry I was not able to make Monday's meeting but we did get discussion going. -- Jody Garnett On 28/07/2012, at 2:46 AM, Martin Desruisseaux <martin.desruisse...@geomatys.fr> wrote: > Jody > > My previous email was a question to the OSGeo board about the > interpretation of a particular paragraph of the copyright agreement, as > pointed by Frank. We understand that GeoTools has its own schedule, > consequently we didn't asked any decision about the 5% of "core" code > that we didn't wrote. Please take all the time you need for this > particular topic. > > We are trying to get a formal OSGeo statement about the contributors > ability to re-license their own code, with all other contributions > removed. That the GeoTools PMC wants to check technical facts (code > history or the like) is a valuable task, but I don't see it as a > necessary task for the above-cited general question. > > Our projects also have their own fishes to fry. In order to allow anyone > to go forward, please let try to get a formal position on a topic that > shouldn't be contentious: which rights OSGeo contributors do have > regarding their own work? I think we can let the GeoTools PMC decision > about the rest of the code has a separated topic. > > Martin > > > Le 27/07/12 16:33, Jody Garnett a écrit : >> Martin the geotools meeting did not result in a vote; or any course of >> action. >> >> We have a decision making process to follow, which starts with >> assembling enough information to know what we are talking about. >> >> I am afraid I was otherwise booked with the OSGeo incubation meeting >> and could not attend the geotools meeting myself. >> >> OSGeo hold on to copyright for a project and the PMC run the project >> on its behalf. We try to run the project in a responsible manner, >> occasionally going slow with procedures and meetings etc... Please be >> patient as we have bigger fish to fry right now with our release this >> weekend. >> -- >> Jody Garnett > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ GeoTools-Devel mailing list GeoTools-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
