Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The amicus curiae brief in the Orange County, California public records / geo data court case

2011-12-20 Thread Landon Blake
This is an important case. Thanks for stepping up to take the lead on the issue MPG. Landon On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote: > I've volunteered to take point on this issue and do the homework, as a first > step towards bringing to the Board for approval. > > I've starte

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] The amicus curiae brief in the Orange County, California public records / geo data court case

2011-12-16 Thread Michael P. Gerlek
I've volunteered to take point on this issue and do the homework, as a first step towards bringing to the Board for approval. I've started a wiki page listing some reading material about the case: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OrangeCounty_Amicus If anyone has any opinions about the issue (either

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The amicus curiae brief in the Orange County, California public records / geo data court case

2011-12-16 Thread Alex Mandel
If the Foundation was to sign this I imagine the mechanism is Board approval. However, we may need legal advise first as making such statements might change our ability to get 501(c)3 status. We would also need to consider if the Foundation as a whole should make these types of decisions as a boar