Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Hacking OSGeo
Dear Jeff, Everyone, I'll drop in to help as well. I may be a little late as I promised my children a video chat. I apologize as I'd like to be there and help. For what it's worth, regarding the tag line agenda item, OSGeo is far from the only open source community. Unaffiliated projects in Github can claim that for example. It might be better to aim for something a bit more distinct. See you soon, Andrew On September 12, 2014 7:28:08 PM PDT, Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com wrote: For the record Arnulf forgot that the Board meeting starts at 8am at the same location, discussing of course the exact topics that he mentioned (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-09-13). But please don't let me hinder your energy, definitely tackle the areas that need love (reviving the marketting committee, picking your favorite project in incubation and give some nudges...lots to do!) Thanks, see you early at the sprint. PS. the Board meeting, and any Board meeting, is open to anyone and everyone. -jeff On 2014-09-12 9:25 AM, Seven wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Folks, if anybody indicates interest in hacking OSGeo at the code sprint in Portland tomorrow please answer. In past years we have brain stormed around Marketing, Sponsorship, Education, Data (specifically how OSGeo can support the Open Data model) and so on. It is a aunique opportunity to evolve OSGeo as an organization and I would be happy to contribute to anything you might want to achieve for within and around OSGeo as an organization. This can also include how (or rather if at all) OSGeo manages FOSS4G. In my experience the day directly after the event is the best time to actually do this, impressions are still fresh and lots of ideas have popped up. If we do not invest some time into realizing them we are not going to get anywhere. So if you think OSGeo needs a push in a certain direction, join. There will be representatives from the board of directors, the president (I guess you are there Jeff, right?) and other folks in key roles. It is probably the only time in the year when you will get so many bright OSGeo folks in one place. Here is a link to drop your ideas. Its a Wiki, just go hack it as you like: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hack_2014 Cheers, Arnulf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Hacking OSGeo
Hi Andrew, Sure, sounds good. Responding to your comment, we now work closely with several foundations (ISPRS, ICA, GLTN, and soon GSDI, are examples that I have met with recently personally). There does seem to be something different about the way LocationTech is handing this, seems somewhat 'rushed' or 'forced', and I am not sure why this pressure. Maybe we can slow things down a bit, take the hand off the throttle, sign an MoU, maybe have booths at each other's events...similar to how OSGeo works already with these other foundations. We can talk about this shortly. -jeff On 2014-09-13 7:51 AM, Andrew Ross wrote: Dear Jeff, Everyone, I'll drop in to help as well. I may be a little late as I promised my children a video chat. I apologize as I'd like to be there and help. For what it's worth, regarding the tag line agenda item, OSGeo is far from the only open source community. Unaffiliated projects in Github can claim that for example. It might be better to aim for something a bit more distinct. See you soon, Andrew On September 12, 2014 7:28:08 PM PDT, Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com wrote: For the record Arnulf forgot that the Board meeting starts at 8am at the same location, discussing of course the exact topics that he mentioned (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-09-13). But please don't let me hinder your energy, definitely tackle the areas that need love (reviving the marketting committee, picking your favorite project in incubation and give some nudges...lots to do!) Thanks, see you early at the sprint. PS. the Board meeting, and any Board meeting, is open to anyone and everyone. -jeff On 2014-09-12 9:25 AM, Seven wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Folks, if anybody indicates interest in hacking OSGeo at the code sprint in Portland tomorrow please answer. In past years we have brain stormed around Marketing, Sponsorship, Education, Data (specifically how OSGeo can support the Open Data model) and so on. It is a aunique opportunity to evolve OSGeo as an organization and I would be happy to contribute to anything you might want to achieve for within and around OSGeo as an organization. This can also include how (or rather if at all) OSGeo manages FOSS4G. In my experience the day directly after the event is the best time to actually do this, impressions are still fresh and lots of ideas have popped up. If we do not invest some time into realizing them we are not going to get anywhere. So if you think OSGeo needs a push in a certain direction, join. There will be representatives from the board of directors, the president (I guess you are there Jeff, right?) and other folks in key roles. It is probably the only time in the year when you will get so many bright OSGeo folks in one place. Here is a link to drop your ideas. Its a Wiki, just go hack it as you like: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hack_2014 Cheers, Arnulf Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Jeff McKenna MapServer Consulting and Training Services http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Hacking OSGeo
Jeff, I'm not sure what LocationTech has to do with this topic? Please let me know if I'm missing something. In case it wasn't perfectly clear, I'm happy to state, there's no pressure whatsoever from LocationTech in terms of OSGeo's brand. I get that some feel LocationTech's mere existence affects OSGeo, but in my opinion no more than Apache, Mozilla, Open Perception, Flamingo, and many others should. In terms of events, there is a little more urgency, simply because we're planning for 2016 now. It is clearly desirable to have a single strong event. Andrew On 13/09/14 08:11, Jeff McKenna wrote: Hi Andrew, Sure, sounds good. Responding to your comment, we now work closely with several foundations (ISPRS, ICA, GLTN, and soon GSDI, are examples that I have met with recently personally). There does seem to be something different about the way LocationTech is handing this, seems somewhat 'rushed' or 'forced', and I am not sure why this pressure. Maybe we can slow things down a bit, take the hand off the throttle, sign an MoU, maybe have booths at each other's events...similar to how OSGeo works already with these other foundations. We can talk about this shortly. -jeff On 2014-09-13 7:51 AM, Andrew Ross wrote: Dear Jeff, Everyone, I'll drop in to help as well. I may be a little late as I promised my children a video chat. I apologize as I'd like to be there and help. For what it's worth, regarding the tag line agenda item, OSGeo is far from the only open source community. Unaffiliated projects in Github can claim that for example. It might be better to aim for something a bit more distinct. See you soon, Andrew On September 12, 2014 7:28:08 PM PDT, Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com wrote: For the record Arnulf forgot that the Board meeting starts at 8am at the same location, discussing of course the exact topics that he mentioned (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-09-13). But please don't let me hinder your energy, definitely tackle the areas that need love (reviving the marketting committee, picking your favorite project in incubation and give some nudges...lots to do!) Thanks, see you early at the sprint. PS. the Board meeting, and any Board meeting, is open to anyone and everyone. -jeff On 2014-09-12 9:25 AM, Seven wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Folks, if anybody indicates interest in hacking OSGeo at the code sprint in Portland tomorrow please answer. In past years we have brain stormed around Marketing, Sponsorship, Education, Data (specifically how OSGeo can support the Open Data model) and so on. It is a aunique opportunity to evolve OSGeo as an organization and I would be happy to contribute to anything you might want to achieve for within and around OSGeo as an organization. This can also include how (or rather if at all) OSGeo manages FOSS4G. In my experience the day directly after the event is the best time to actually do this, impressions are still fresh and lots of ideas have popped up. If we do not invest some time into realizing them we are not going to get anywhere. So if you think OSGeo needs a push in a certain direction, join. There will be representatives from the board of directors, the president (I guess you are there Jeff, right?) and other folks in key roles. It is probably the only time in the year when you will get so many bright OSGeo folks in one place. Here is a link to drop your ideas. Its a Wiki, just go hack it as you like: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hack_2014 Cheers, Arnulf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Free GIS Day November 6, 2014 OSGéo - IGEAT (ULB) – Brussels (Belgium)
Hello Dirk, Thanks for the feedback. A presentation about OSGeo is indeed planned in the morning session. Cheers, Maë//e 2014-09-13 11:18 GMT+02:00 Dirk Frigne dirk.fri...@geosparc.com: Thank you for your information. Great to promote Open Source GIS tools, software and Data. What I miss in the program is a presentation about OSGeo. OSGeo-fr should be able to give such a presentation. In 15 minutes you can already give a good overview on the organisation and the way it is active on a global base. Just my 2c. D. On 12-09-14 18:38, Maelle Vercauteren wrote: Hi Dirk, our event details are below : BE-OPENGIS-FR November 6, 2014 Université Libre de Bruxelles The Institute of Environmental Management and Spatial Planning (IGEAT) of the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and OSGeo-fr are organising the BE-OpenGIS-FR on November 6, 2014 at the ULB. This day of conferences and practice sessions (in French) is aimed at anyone using free and open source GIS tools in their professional life or studies. We hope to gather together those scientists, administrations, private companies and interested individuals using and/or developing these tools, or just being curious about them. The first part of the day will cover three topics in the form of presentations: 1) State and perspectives of public OpenData in the three Belgian regions and in Africa 2) Presentation of some selected free and open source tools in GIS including the possibilities of integrating them into existing proprietary infrastructures 3) Examples of concrete applications using free and open source GIS tools Presenters come from administrations, private companies and academics active in the field. The second part of the day is dedicated to practical workshops and demonstrations on topics such as - Using QGIS to create your customized, tailor-made application - Spatial analysis and cartography with R - A toolchain for putting your maps on the Web - Advanced spatial analysis with GRASS 7 The aim of the day is to inform and promote, but also to discuss current issues and needs as well as reflect on the opportunity of building up a community of FOSS-GIS users and contributors in Belgium. For more information contact Moritz Lennert (moritz.lenn...@ulb.ac.be). A website will be up and running soon at http://be-opengis.ulb.ac.be/. 2014-09-01 20:19 GMT+02:00 Dirk Frigne dirk.fri...@geosparc.com: Hi Maelle, Using the name FOSS4G-Be is no problem for activities related with the promotion and use of FOSS4G software. In 2013 I organized the OSGeoGhent event [1] and wanted to organize a second version in May this year. The Global FOSS4G conference will start next week in Portland [2], so if you could provide more details later this week about the venue and the right date, we can announce the event on the general assemblee of OSGeo next week. Will the event be in English or in French? Regards, Dirk Frigne [1] http://www.geomajas.org/osgeogent2013 [2] https://2014.foss4g.org/ On 01-09-14 17:57, Maelle Vercauteren wrote: Dear, I am contacting you about the potential use of the name “FOSS4G-Be” and about the participation of OSGeo-fr for a future freeGIS day in Belgium (Website and Event): We want to organize a French OSGeo event (the so called FOSS4G-Be) in early November 2014, in relation with the GIS courses and masterclass held at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, IGEAT research Unit: It will be a one day event. There will be a selection of plenary communication related to free SIG use in public or private environment and 2 or 3 practical workshops. This event will cover the following 3 topics: 1) FOSS4G tools/software: Establishment/creation or storage of infrastructure and web sharing of spatial data 2) Data Services: Presentation on the freely available data and services 3) Applications: use of Open GIS (also with guest speakers from the South) Would you be willing to support us and work together on this project and could we use the name “FOSS4G-Be”? Could the event be co-organized by the ULB and OSGeo-fr? If so, it would be nice to have an OSGeo-fr stand with a representative of the association and of its activities (as well as a plenary presentation if you are interested in). Feel free to contact me if you have questions or if you would like to share your suggestions. Thank you in advance for your reply, Kind regards, Maë//e -- Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres CUD Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 B-1050 Bruxelles Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143 ___ Discuss mailing listDiscuss@lists.osgeo.orghttp://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Yours sincerely, ir. Dirk Frigne CEO Geosparc n.v. Brugsesteenweg 587 B-9030 Ghent Tel: +32 9 236 60 18 GSM: +32 495 508 799
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Hacking OSGeo
Dear All, On 2014/09/14 0:11, Jeff McKenna wrote: Responding to your comment, we now work closely with several foundations (ISPRS, ICA, GLTN, and soon GSDI, are examples that I have met with recently personally). There does seem to be something different about the way LocationTech is handing this, seems somewhat 'rushed' or 'forced', and I am not sure why this pressure. Maybe we can slow things down a bit, take the hand off the throttle, sign an MoU, maybe have booths at each other's events...similar to how OSGeo works already with these other foundations. I fully agree with views expressed by Jeff. I look forward growing collaborations with OSGeo and other international organizations in a systematic and orderly manner. Best Venka We can talk about this shortly. -jeff On 2014-09-13 7:51 AM, Andrew Ross wrote: Dear Jeff, Everyone, I'll drop in to help as well. I may be a little late as I promised my children a video chat. I apologize as I'd like to be there and help. For what it's worth, regarding the tag line agenda item, OSGeo is far from the only open source community. Unaffiliated projects in Github can claim that for example. It might be better to aim for something a bit more distinct. See you soon, Andrew On September 12, 2014 7:28:08 PM PDT, Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com wrote: For the record Arnulf forgot that the Board meeting starts at 8am at the same location, discussing of course the exact topics that he mentioned (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-09-13). But please don't let me hinder your energy, definitely tackle the areas that need love (reviving the marketting committee, picking your favorite project in incubation and give some nudges...lots to do!) Thanks, see you early at the sprint. PS. the Board meeting, and any Board meeting, is open to anyone and everyone. -jeff On 2014-09-12 9:25 AM, Seven wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Folks, if anybody indicates interest in hacking OSGeo at the code sprint in Portland tomorrow please answer. In past years we have brain stormed around Marketing, Sponsorship, Education, Data (specifically how OSGeo can support the Open Data model) and so on. It is a aunique opportunity to evolve OSGeo as an organization and I would be happy to contribute to anything you might want to achieve for within and around OSGeo as an organization. This can also include how (or rather if at all) OSGeo manages FOSS4G. In my experience the day directly after the event is the best time to actually do this, impressions are still fresh and lots of ideas have popped up. If we do not invest some time into realizing them we are not going to get anywhere. So if you think OSGeo needs a push in a certain direction, join. There will be representatives from the board of directors, the president (I guess you are there Jeff, right?) and other folks in key roles. It is probably the only time in the year when you will get so many bright OSGeo folks in one place. Here is a link to drop your ideas. Its a Wiki, just go hack it as you like: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hack_2014 Cheers, Arnulf Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
