Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] R: 2019 OSGeo UN Committee Educational Challenge

2019-05-20 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
of individuals, not policy decisions by OSGeo. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] R: 2019 OSGeo UN Committee Educational Challenge

2019-05-20 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
nd regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct... followup to avoid lobbies

2018-12-19 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
is complicated. And if we try to create a set of rules to cover every use case, we will just end up with a very complicated set of rules, which still won't cover all situations. -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Z

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct... followup to avoid lobbies

2018-12-18 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
) between nominator/seconder and nominee, that would make everything transparent, and allow members to judge for themselves whether such relationships cast doubt on the validity of the nominee? Thanks Tom -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Z

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Changes (and proposed changes) regarding the Code of Conduct

2018-12-12 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
a covenant in the legal sense. If we use it, we can withdraw if it is changed in a way we do not like. It is CC BY so we can use it as the basis for a customised CoC, which we would then have to maintain. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <ht

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Changes (and proposed changes) regarding the Code of Conduct

2018-12-11 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
s.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand __

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Changes (and proposed changes) regarding the Code of Conduct

2018-12-09 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
ent-undermines-diversity-and-inclusion/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS for Application Schema development

2018-08-17 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
-5414-4374) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Diversity in FOSS4G

2018-08-13 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
t (which I hope, has worked). Back to lurking now.. Adam ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://tra

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Diversity in FOSS4G

2018-08-13 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
) and be speakers. -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Diversity in FOSS4G

2018-08-12 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
s a layman). Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Diversity in FOSS4G

2018-08-12 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
I support equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination because these are beneficial and, as far as I can tell, without harmful side-effects. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeoLive] Suggestions for a background image for next OSGeoLive - with an African theme

2018-08-01 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
Tanzania's national animal is the giraffe. On 01/08/18 19:05, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote: I also like the idea of the transparent image of an elephant with the map on it. -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Z

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeoLive] Suggestions for a background image for next OSGeoLive - with an African theme

2018-07-28 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
/39.2472 or maybe a nice photo instead of a map. Astrid Am 28.07.2018 00:17 schrieb Ben Caradoc-Davies: I love historical maps. However, maps have been both the tool and emblem of colonisation, by which Africa has been particularly badly affected. The choice of an historical map of Africa

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Suggestions for a background image for next OSGeoLive - with an African theme

2018-07-27 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies Director Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] twitting

2017-11-03 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
for their actions. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] withdrawal from Board election

2017-10-22 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Proprietary GIS on our OSGeo website

2017-09-21 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
y of peers. Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] About the selected election periods

2017-09-18 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
on the wiki. - http://www.osgeo.org/content/faq/getting_started.html -- Jody Garnett On 18 September 2017 at 13:06, Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> wrote: The bylaws use the term "member". Less is more. Kind regards, Ben. On 19/09/17 02:39, Jody Garnett wrote: Of course we

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] About the selected election periods

2017-09-18 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
ber>). I know "voting member" does not sound quite as fun. -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/> New Zealand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] "Hostile Takeover" -- what do we mean by this?

2017-08-29 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
kind of verbiage, and consider a re-wording? Thanks, Sara ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> Director Transient Software