[OSGeo-Discuss] Trac Spam filter plugin installed

2016-05-04 Thread Sandro Santilli
I've installed TracSpamPlugin globally and prepared every instance so that project trac admins can enable the plugin autonomously (required a database structure upgrade for spam management tables). See https://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/SpamFilter for usage instructions. --strk;

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Cameron Shorter
Hi Peter, Could you please answer Even and Johan's question. I'm happy to use another term for the governance model. "Does one person have ultimate control over the project? Or does ultimate control lie with a committee, possibly with a tie breaker vote designated to one person or one role (eg

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Even Rouault
Le mercredi 04 mai 2016 20:39:30, Paolo Corti a écrit : > > I tend to agree with Patrick's position. I think what matters in the end > > is the license the code is released, as long as forking is allowed, > > whether is a committee or a single person taking decisions about > > developing may lead o

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Paolo Corti
> > I tend to agree with Patrick's position. I think what matters in the end is > the license the code is released, as long as forking is allowed, whether is > a committee or a single person taking decisions about developing may lead or > may not to a successful project according to several factors

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Landon Blake
Evan wrote: "Actually reading http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance it seems the sentence that cause trouble is "Should such consent exceptionally not be reached then Peter Baumann has a casting vote." Does that mean that in case there's a tie in voting (which cannot happen with a 3 member PSC as

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Even Rouault
Le mercredi 04 mai 2016 18:34:27, Peter Baumann a écrit : > HI Cameron, > > first, as this word has been used too often now, the current model has > nothing at all to do with dictatorship. What is the suggested opposite, > BTW - "dictatorship of majorities"? ;-) Actually reading http://www.rasdam

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Ian Turton
>From the discussion so far it sounds as all that is needed is for Rasdaman to designate it's collection of committers as a PSC and carry on with out all this fuss. There is no restriction on how many people you have on your PSC if you can manage them. And it is worth noting that the current PSCs d

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Peter Baumann
HI Cameron, first, as this word has been used too often now, the current model has nothing at all to do with dictatorship. What is the suggested opposite, BTW - "dictatorship of majorities"? ;-) If it would at least be called a "technocracy", that I could accept: rasdaman has always been driven b

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-04 Thread Cameron Shorter
Hi Peter, Are you open to considering relinquishing rasdaman's current "benevolent dictator" governance model? Many (most?) OSGeo projects that I'm aware of are managed similarly to your description below. There is usually a sage or two amongst the community, typically someone who founded the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Foss4G-Europe 2017

2016-05-04 Thread till . adams
yes Sir! Am 2016-05-04 11:32, schrieb Jachym Cepicky: Hi Till, conference committee established - please join in https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe [5] st 4. 5. 2016 v 9:51 odesílatel napsal: Hi Jachym, great to go forward with this. Id say: Will not be in Bonn ;-) We should

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Foss4G-Europe 2017

2016-05-04 Thread Jachym Cepicky
Hi Till, conference committee established - please join in https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe st 4. 5. 2016 v 9:51 odesílatel napsal: > Hi Jachym, > > great to go forward with this. I'd say: Will not be in Bonn ;-) > > We should establish kind of Conference Committee, that at least

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Foss4G-Europe 2017

2016-05-04 Thread till . adams
Hi Jachym, great to go forward with this. I'd say: Will not be in Bonn ;-) We should establish kind of Conference Committee, that at least assesses the proposals and does the voting. How was the procedure up now? Till Am 2016-05-04 08:56, schrieb Jachym Cepicky: Hi, yes, its time to st