[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo 2.0 = QO_SGeo with flagship Orientation 2.0

2015-08-03 Thread Munich Orientation Convention
Hi Michael, if you have a problem, think big. Basing on the invention Orientation 2.0, I'd like to propose to launch the Quite Open OSGeo as a standardization board respectively monopolist http://www.volksnav.de/monopole/monopolist.pdf www.volksnav.de/monopole/monopolist.pdf which -

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Vasile Craciunescu
Dear Bruce, Steve, Even, Peter, Dan and others, Sorry for replying so late. I'm in vacation with limited Internet access. Personally, I agree with many of your points. However, as Steven already pointed out, we had a few days of open discussions on the survey before sending to our Charter

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Jim Klassen
I have been involved in the MapServer and GeoMoose projects since before OSGeo existed. I remember the founding of OSGeo and the heated discussions that took place to define the direction OSGeo would take. The future of OSGeo and how it interacts with its members is very important to me.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Dan Ames
Count me has one who has awoken. The survey has spawned an interesting discussion. I hope to see the results shared at some point, even if not everyone has participated. Maybe a threshold of charter member participation should be met before the results are shared? This of course would just be for

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Folks, For what it's worth, I also do not feel comfortable with completing the survey as it is currently structured as the structure forces me to give answers that don't really represent my views. For what it's worth I am in favor of: - a modest number of charter members using something like

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Stephen Woodbridge
+1 Frank's statement is exactly what I would like to see also. -Steve On 8/3/2015 12:39 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: Folks, For what it's worth, I also do not feel comfortable with completing the survey as it is currently structured as the structure forces me to give answers that don't really

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Edwin Liava'a
+1 Frank's statement is exactly what I would like to see also. Edwin On 8/3/15, Stephen Woodbridge wood...@swoodbridge.com wrote: +1 Frank's statement is exactly what I would like to see also. -Steve On 8/3/2015 12:39 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: Folks, For what it's worth, I also do not

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Milo van der Linden
+1 Frank's statement It is a great summary and I also want to compliment OSGeo on maintaining diversity in Board and Officers both in country of origin and companies people work for in all these years, it is an organization I am proud to be a humble little part of. If there is something that I

[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Server grass.osgeo.org migrated to new hardware

2015-08-03 Thread Jeff McKenna
A nice news item to share with the whole community. Big thanks to Martin, Alex and the OSGeo systems volunteers. -jeff Forwarded Message Subject: [GRASS-user] Server grass.osgeo.org migrated to new hardware Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 00:17:43 +0200 From: Markus Neteler To:

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to participate in the OSGeo membership consultations

2015-08-03 Thread Mateusz Loskot
I have filled the survey matching my answers ad close to my views as possible but I also give +1 to agree with Frank's comments 3 sie 2015 18:39 Frank Warmerdam warmer...@pobox.com napisaƂ(a): Folks, For what it's worth, I also do not feel comfortable with completing the survey as it is