Comments on: Open Source Geospatial Foundation Meeting – Review http://spatialgalaxy.net/2006/02/04/open-source-geospatial-foundation-meeting-review/ Exploring the Realms of GIS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mloskot http://spatialgalaxy.net/2006/02/04/open-source-geospatial-foundation-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6 mloskot Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:06:02 +0000 http://spatialgalaxy.net/?p=8#comment-6 "QGIS would wait and see" Good idea! Personally, I'm very enthusiastic and I strongly believe OSGF will be a huge step forward for Open Source GIS Community. Althought, I also think it's good idea to take this step slowly and deliberately. Inspite of my break of QGIS I'm still tracking the project and looking forward what's new about OSGF too. Thanks! “QGIS would wait and see”

Good idea!
Personally, I’m very enthusiastic and I strongly believe OSGF will be a huge step forward for Open Source GIS Community. Althought, I also think it’s good idea to take this step slowly and deliberately.
Inspite of my break of QGIS I’m still tracking the project and looking forward what’s new about OSGF too.
Thanks!

]]> By: Very Spatial » Open Source Geospatial Foundation begins… http://spatialgalaxy.net/2006/02/04/open-source-geospatial-foundation-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Very Spatial » Open Source Geospatial Foundation begins… Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:36:42 +0000 http://spatialgalaxy.net/?p=8#comment-5 [...] Schuyler Erle over at MappingHacks.com has a round-up of Saturday’s activities in Chicago. The upshot is that we now have the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, OSGeo (eventually to be at osgeo.org). The organization will support several ongoing open source and free projects including MapServer, GDAL/OGR, PostGIS, GRASS, GeoServer, GeoTools, Mapbender, and Ka-Map to name a few. I will post more as more is announced (and as I continue to read the IRC log). I think this will be a great step forward that will build on the initial ideas of the MapServer Foundation.  Unfortunately, we had already finished the podcast for this week so it won’t be in the podcast news until next week, and hopefully we can drag someone for an interview on the OSGF once things have settled down. Also noted on Spatially Adjusted, PerryGeo, Spatial Galaxy, SlashGeo and import cartography [...] [...] Schuyler Erle over at MappingHacks.com has a round-up of Saturday’s activities in Chicago. The upshot is that we now have the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, OSGeo (eventually to be at osgeo.org). The organization will support several ongoing open source and free projects including MapServer, GDAL/OGR, PostGIS, GRASS, GeoServer, GeoTools, Mapbender, and Ka-Map to name a few. I will post more as more is announced (and as I continue to read the IRC log). I think this will be a great step forward that will build on the initial ideas of the MapServer Foundation.  Unfortunately, we had already finished the podcast for this week so it won’t be in the podcast news until next week, and hopefully we can drag someone for an interview on the OSGF once things have settled down. Also noted on Spatially Adjusted, PerryGeo, Spatial Galaxy, SlashGeo and import cartography [...]

]]> By: Gary Sherman http://spatialgalaxy.net/2006/02/04/open-source-geospatial-foundation-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Gary Sherman Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:28:40 +0000 http://spatialgalaxy.net/?p=8#comment-4 My perception is that MapServer has a process they will use to decide on joining OSGF. I don't know what that process entails, nor do I know how a vote, if any will be conducted. This topic was not discussed during the meeting, at least not in the part I could hear. I was asked if QGIS wanted to join the foundation and I said that "QGIS would wait and see". At this point I'm personally waiting to see the formalized documents that describe the foundation's roles, responsibilities, and relationship to member projects. Once that is available, we will solicit input from the QGIS community and determine how to move forward with regard to membership. My perception is that MapServer has a process they will use to decide on joining OSGF. I don’t know what that process entails, nor do I know how a vote, if any will be conducted. This topic was not discussed during the meeting, at least not in the part I could hear.

I was asked if QGIS wanted to join the foundation and I said that “QGIS would wait and see”. At this point I’m personally waiting to see the formalized documents that describe the foundation’s roles, responsibilities, and relationship to member projects. Once that is available, we will solicit input from the QGIS community and determine how to move forward with regard to membership.

]]> By: mloskot http://spatialgalaxy.net/2006/02/04/open-source-geospatial-foundation-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3 mloskot Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:24:24 +0000 http://spatialgalaxy.net/?p=8#comment-3 Gary, would you comment a little what Matt wrote on his blog that: "One of the ironies of the initial foundation’s project membership is that Mapserver (the project that was the center of the original Mapserver Foundation) is not yet a member! While this may seem strange at first, the reasoning is so that the Mapserver community can vote on the matter. Other community-based efforts such as QGIS are likely waiting to hear from their users as well." What is that voting for? Does it mean QGIS Community is going to decide to join or not to join OSGF through voting? Gary, would you comment a little what Matt wrote on his blog that:

“One of the ironies of the initial foundation’s project membership is that Mapserver (the project that was the center of the original Mapserver Foundation) is not yet a member! While this may seem strange at first, the reasoning is so that the Mapserver community can vote on the matter. Other community-based efforts such as QGIS are likely waiting to hear from their users as well.”

What is that voting for? Does it mean QGIS Community is going to decide to join or not to join OSGF through voting?

]]> By: Spatially Adjusted with James Fee » Blog Archive » Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://spatialgalaxy.net/2006/02/04/open-source-geospatial-foundation-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Spatially Adjusted with James Fee » Blog Archive » Open Source Geospatial Foundation Sun, 05 Feb 2006 04:01:51 +0000 http://spatialgalaxy.net/?p=8#comment-2 [...] Both Matt Perry and Gary Sherman has some good insights into what transpired. The best news is everyone (including Sean I assume also) can now move forward and try and build the open source mapping community. Keep an eye out for the “official” Mapserver Foundation/Open Source Geospatial Foundation release which will probably be up soon (as soon as they all recover ). The meeting came off with few hitches and at least the portions I observed was smooth and they went out of their way to make sure everyone had an opportunity to either speak or type (via IRC) their concerns or questions. [...] [...] Both Matt Perry and Gary Sherman has some good insights into what transpired. The best news is everyone (including Sean I assume also) can now move forward and try and build the open source mapping community. Keep an eye out for the “official” Mapserver Foundation/Open Source Geospatial Foundation release which will probably be up soon (as soon as they all recover ). The meeting came off with few hitches and at least the portions I observed was smooth and they went out of their way to make sure everyone had an opportunity to either speak or type (via IRC) their concerns or questions. [...]

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