On Mon, 27 May 2019 at 13:06, Edoardo Neerhut <[email protected]> wrote:
> Simon, you raise a good point! What do you all think is an effective way > to get this input? Reach out to people we know are active mappers in > Oceania and see if they would like their country to be represented? > > On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 21:18, Andrew Harvey <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 19:12, Simon Poole <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think my immediate and largest concern if I was reviewing the >>> application (which I am not) would be: Oceania isn't just about >>> Australia. >>> >> >> I would expect nothing less from the OSMF. >> >> Have OSM communities outside of AUS (and NZ) even been addressed? While >>> not totally cast in stone, there is an assumption that territorial >>> chapters are awarded exclusive rights for the territories in question >>> and I'm fairly sure the application will blow up in a big way if this is >>> not considered. >>> >> I agree that Simon has raised a very valid point, but, without wishing to sound rude or condescending in any way, would the various small island nations have the resources to set up their own Chapters? > I agree. There has been bit of discussion within the OSGeo Oceania >> committee regarding this. >> >> My opinion is we should only include countries where the local OSM >> community actively voice they want it. >> > Are there even any OSM mappers in some of them? Thanks Graeme
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