Gerdami - DWG is short for Data Working Group http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_working_group
On Oct 19, 2012, at 8:49 AM, gerdami <gerd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Just wondering what DWG stands for. > > Best regards, > gerdami > Belgian - French > > Not sent from any iPhon/iPad, never > > From: Sam Larsen <samlars...@yahoo.co.uk> > To: Christian Rogel <christian.ro...@club-internet.fr>; OSM Talk > <talk@openstreetmap.org>; "osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org" > <osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:06 PM > Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk-fr] [OSM-talk] Continued aggression > against French contributors (cadastre integration) > > Christian, > > Unfortunately I don't know the background or details of this discussion > because a) you haven't provided any, and b) i don't follow data lists, french > lists or talk because there is just too much talk :) > Have any french speakers attempted to get involved with DWG? If not, i > suggest that someone puts themselves forward for the group as the DWG clearly > needs better communications with the french speaking OSM community. I'm sure > there are many french speaking contributors around the world that would like > to see more communication in french with the working groups. > The directors don't control the working groups. The working groups do their > own work and then report their work to the directors and discuss it. > My experience of working groups is that if you want to get involved you can. > The current situation of no french-speaking members of the DWG is clearly not > working for your community. You need someone who speaks good French and > English and can dedicate time every week to this WG. They can then act as > the french speaking representative who communicates with your communities. > Try to be constructive, and remember the DWG are all volunteers and probably > dedicate much more of their personal time to this project than most others. > > The best way to 'charge DWG with it's rude behaviour' is to help them. I'm > sure they are not trying to piss you off. > > Sam > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Christian Rogel <christian.ro...@club-internet.fr> > >To: OSM Talk <talk@openstreetmap.org>; osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org > >Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012, 20:44 > >Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk-fr] [OSM-talk] Continued aggression > >against French contributors (cadastre integration) > > > >As I said previously, the DGW cannot be only charged about its rude > >behaviour. > > > >The fault is up to the Foundation. Let 's say ay that the Board of > >Directors, newly elected, has to kept > >the Community in peace. > > > >It has to clarify its links with the DWG and precise in which cases a > >so-called efficient rule (and not discussed by > >the Community) may be reformed to a statement by which it will reaffirm its > >authority and its sense of diplomacy > >for a more united Community. > > > >It 's all politics in a broader sense (and not policy). > > > >By the way, could you stand receiving any message in a language you cannot > >understand. that seems to be looking for > >infuriating the non-English speaking users? Not very smart. > > > > > >Christian Rogel > >OSMF member > > > >_______________________________________________ > >osmf-talk mailing list > >osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org > >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > osmf-talk mailing list > osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk > > > _______________________________________________ > osmf-talk mailing list > osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk Alex Barth http://twitter.com/lxbarth tel (+1) 202 250 3633 _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
