Hi Steve, Would you be able to officially submit the budget at https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/MapServer-2025-Budget to [email protected] ? This motion has been open a week, with +1 from Steve, Even and me.
Seth -- web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net mastodon: @[email protected] On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, at 7:02 PM, Steve Lime wrote: > +1 from me to submit for the larger amount. Can’t hurt to ask! —Steve > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM Seth G via MapServer-dev > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> The OSGeo Board will be meeting on the 28th of January to discuss the 2025 >> budget. I propose we submit a request for $5000 to help support the >> MapServer project. >> Last year an upper-limit of $2,500 was set for projects, but this has >> typically been $5,000 in previous years. >> The development items are to help kick-start implementing OGC Maps API and >> try to get MapServer 8 OGC certified. Additional funding sources will be >> sought to try and get these items completed. >> >> In terms of trying to raise additional funding: >> >> - A proposal for a grant application was sent to NLnet Foundation >> (https://nlnet.nl). We should know if this has been successful or not in >> early February. >> - Even also put in application last February to >> https://nlnet.nl/bluehatsprize/2024/ (unfortunately without a successful >> response). >> - I emailed the user's mailing list with a link to the sponsorship page. It >> looks like there was a problem with the mailing list archives, as December >> 2024 is missing from https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/. The >> email was sent on December 8th with the title "MapServer Budget and >> Sponsorship" - so I'm not sure if anyone received it. >> >> I have added the funding request and fund-raising efforts to the 2025 budget >> page at https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/wiki/MapServer-2025-Budget >> and propose to submit the budget to a vote, starting with my +1. >> >> If we want to discuss further, we could maybe have a PSC meeting next >> Thursday (23rd of January), prior to the OSGeo Board meeting the following >> Tuesday. >> >> Seth >> >> >> -- >> web:https://geographika.net & https://mapserverstudio.net >> mastodon: @[email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> MapServer-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev
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