Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G-Hokkaido live stream now...

2018-06-22 Thread Toru Mori
Hi Jeff, I am so glad to receive your message. 12 years of huge growth of Japan OSGeo community makes me that it is the time to support younger generation as an individual contributor. Iwasaki-san has strong leadership and has been one of the most active contributors to Japan community. I will

[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G-Hokkaido live stream now...

2018-06-22 Thread Jeff McKenna
Please take a brief moment to watch and hear the passion, the spirit and fun at FOSS4G-Hokkaido in Japan. (currently a GeoDjango talk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnlZJdFdX4 And admire the creativity and fun of the printed program:

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Improving Code-of-Conduct

2018-06-22 Thread María Arias de Reyna
El sáb., 23 jun. 2018 0:27, Mark Iliffe escribió: > This would be good - learning from the Dar FOSS4G experience would be a > good starting place for this. Unfortunately,y not many people believe that > the laws and codes of conduct we create need to be refreshed and amended to > keep in pace

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Improving Code-of-Conduct

2018-06-22 Thread Mark Iliffe
This would be good - learning from the Dar FOSS4G experience would be a good starting place for this. Unfortunately,y not many people believe that the laws and codes of conduct we create need to be refreshed and amended to keep in pace with our community. > On 22 Jun 2018, at 18:18, María

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Improving Code-of-Conduct

2018-06-22 Thread María Arias de Reyna
That's exactly what I'm trying to do. El sáb., 23 jun. 2018 0:17, Cameron Shorter escribió: > (Changed title to reflect this conversation is about Code-of-Conduct > improvements). > > Maria, > > I'm going to float a "wish-ware" idea here. Wishware is where someone > wishes for a piece of

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Improving Code-of-Conduct

2018-06-22 Thread Cameron Shorter
(Changed title to reflect this conversation is about Code-of-Conduct improvements). Maria, I'm going to float a "wish-ware" idea here. Wishware is where someone wishes for a piece of software (or CoC in this case) and some magic geek-fairies go and write it for them because the idea is so

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread Bruce Bannerman
Well said Cameron. Bruce > On 23 Jun 2018, at 07:35, Cameron Shorter wrote: > > Could each of us please be a bit more measured and forgiving when responding. > It seems a few words have been selected which caused more offense than > intended. > I remember Jeff McKenna once saying that he

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread María Arias de Reyna
El vie., 22 jun. 2018 23:35, Cameron Shorter escribió: > > Maria, re the Code-of-Conduct, I agree with Christian. Rewriting it to > create rules which consider all future opportunities for human conflict is > utopian, impractical and ultimately unachievable. > I agree with that. But a static

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread Cameron Shorter
Could each of us please be a bit more measured and forgiving when responding. It seems a few words have been selected which caused more offense than intended. I remember Jeff McKenna once saying that he sometimes takes a step back from the keyboard for a day or so before responding, and being

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread Christian Willmes
I do not think this is about the CoC. It is about if and how a valid request by a community member is handled/answered (or not). This is a matter of transparency and openness on the one side, and assumed things like respect, manners, decency, or just civil good behavior of holding to a given

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread Andrea Aime
On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 11:51 AM, María Arias de Reyna wrote: > I think this email, cited by Sara Safavi, from Marc Vloemans [1] is just >> unbelievable and thus unacceptable to this community. >> > Personally I agree with you that it was an uncomfortable situation easy to > misinterpret. I

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread María Arias de Reyna
This is me writing as a person, not as board. This is my personal opinion. Again: not the board, not the president speaking. Nothing official. Just me. On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Christian Willmes wrote: > I think this email, cited by Sara Safavi, from Marc Vloemans [1] is just >

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to retire membership status?

2018-06-22 Thread Christian Willmes
I think this email, cited by Sara Safavi, from Marc Vloemans [1] is just unbelievable and thus unacceptable to this community. I demand a public apology by Marc Vloemans for his accusations against Sara Safavi and the OSGeo organisation and community. Furthermore, I demand the OSGeo board to

[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: Call for applications: E-Learning Course on Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition

2018-06-22 Thread Suchith Anand
Might be of interest to AgriGIS colleagues. Details below. Best wishes, Suchith -- Forwarded message -- From: Ilkay Holt Date: 21 June 2018 at 09:35 Subject: Call for applications: E-Learning Course on Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition The GODAN Action