Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-27 Thread P Kishor
On 1/25/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO: > > > Sorry for the inflamatory subject heading. I'm hoping to get a few bites > with my fishing... > > > > I'm currently reviewing a high level government strategy paper (in draft) > and intend submitting a formal response. > > I'd

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-27 Thread Cameron Shorter
Software quality is a difficult concept to measure so that it can be factored into purchasing decisions and budgets. How do you compare the quality of two different projects? I assume the authors of the paper you are reviewing are drawing upon Quality processes like ISO 9001, or Quality Contro

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-26 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Thanks Ivan, Agreed. While government can certainly incubate, sponsor and contribute to projects. My personal opinion is that they are better run by 'the community'. If the project is good enough, it should get sufficient supporters and hopefully be picked up by a 'central authority' li

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-26 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Thanks for the comments Michael, As I said in my post, I was being deliberately provocative with choice of subject heading. Yes it is certainly possible that I've missed the intent of the author's comments. It is only a small portion of an excellent document. However, I also have a v

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-25 Thread Lucena, Ivan
Bruce, That sounds like removing the "F" from FOSS or should I say, that is a bazaar inside a cathedral. :) Seriously now, IMHO, as an FOSS contributor and a commercial software developer that uses FOSS, I believe that there is a complicated process of getting to the point to embrace a FOSS

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-25 Thread Paulo Marcondes
2008/1/25, Wilfred L. Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The document I prepared in response to your inquiry, outlining WTH? -- Paulo Marcondes = PU1/PU2PIX -22.915 -42.224 = GG86jc http://www.kombato.org - Ciência da Proteção ___ Discuss mailing list Discu

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-25 Thread Wilfred L. Guerin
The document I prepared in response to your inquiry, outlining intentional and explicit compromises and undermining "capabilities" of criminal gang infiltrated system design was just destroyed, as is the majority of the memory and data on the pda device, as it was explicitly attacked by the threats

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

2008-01-25 Thread Michael P. Gerlek
Bruce- Without having seen the sentences on either side of the one you quote, I think I'd argue that the author is not wrong in his statement: is not what we here call a PSC, and indeed the OSGeo Foundation itself, an embodiment of "some form of central authority"? ..which is not to say your ow