I hope that
>
> It pains me to say it, but we might be better off de-emphasizing
> FOSS4G-the-international-event and trying instead of space regional
> events regularly around the calendar
Doesn't happen until after FOSS4G 2013 :)
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On 12-06-18 1:18 PM, Paul Ramsey wrote:
>
> So I think on balance the regional thing is serving us very well. It
> pains me to say it, but we might be better off de-emphasizing
> FOSS4G-the-international-event and trying instead of space regional
> events regularly around the calendar so it's poss
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Steven Feldman wrote:
> If there are regional events in every continent except for the continent
> where the global event is being run we may risk diluting interest in the
> global event.
>
> We will have the global FOSS4G in Europe in 2013 (either UK or Finland wi
Jachym, Karel,
I hope this mail was general enough so it can be seen as a reply to your
mails as well.
Cheers,
Volker
On 06/18/2012 03:59 PM, Volker Mische wrote:
> Hi Bart,
>
> good points. You are right, spreading open source geospatial is a good
> thing.
>
> Your mail really changed my vi
Hi Bart,
good points. You are right, spreading open source geospatial is a good
thing.
Your mail really changed my view. Perhaps I'm blind on one I eye,
because I just enjoyed the previous FOSS4G's so much, that I try to do
everything to keep it.
Hence I should perhaps have written it under the
Hey Volker,
personally I don't think this "denial" approach will work. FOSS4G-NA has
already happened, and it will continue to happen, at the same scale or maybe
even larger (preparation time was very short).
IMHO any event that promotes free and open source for geospatial is a good
thing, eve
Volker, I see your point - you are not writing it for the first time.
Truth is, there was strong request for FOSS4G-E during CEE event. Do you
want to prohibit it? I would better support it. Certainly it means loss
for the global FOSS4G. Does it mean win for OSGeo? I think so. We just
have to talk
Hi,
thanks Jachym for bringing up the smei-regional events. My preference
lies towards having one global event a year and also *real* regional
events, but no semi-regional events. Before I come to more details about
what I think a real regional event is, I'd like to state that I think
FOSS4G-CEE i
