Hi! #Background There has been a lack of ways to communicate between the Open Source GPS software projects as well as the community and the developers/project lead. I think it's vital for an open source project to communicate with the community. For this purpose a new mailing list has been set-up: FOSS-GPS, hosted kindly by osgeo.org.
#Why would a user join? Do you want to know what's happening in the Open Source GPS world? What are the hottest programs and features? Maybe you want to know if your favorite program will release a new version soon and help them by testing the beta version. Or do you want to share your experiences about the software: what are the best features, what's still missing? What did you find when you needed a tool to import gps tracks or navigate? If you use any software that understands GPS (that includes josm :) You're welcome to join the list! #Why would a developer join? Join the list to hear what the users think of your software. Ask them what kind of features they would like to to see in the following releases. Encourage skilled users to send patches. Release alpha and beta versions to be tested and get your feedback. Share ideas and solutions with other developers to get the most out of GPS. Let the community know how your project is doing, where would a path or two be needed and so on. Maybe you need a translation. If your project already has a mailing list or a forum it's still useful to join to hear what the users think and also let more users know right away about your releases. Join, add a note about the list to your project web page and let the fellow developers to know about the list. #What to do? Join the list and write a little introduction when you join so people know that you or your project is represented there. Also spread the word to other interested users and developers. Make sure someone from your favorite project is there! #Where to go? The list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps Wiki page: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS-GPS For more information, see http://risto.kurppa.fi/blog/invitation-for-all-open-source-gps-software-developers-and-users-to-join-foss-gps-mailing-list/ You're welcome to spread the word and send any comments and questions to me or the list. r -- | risto h. kurppa | risto at kurppa dot fi | http://risto.kurppa.fi _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
