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= Social Contract = | = Social Contract = | ||
| − | OSGeo is committed to benefitting society, by developing and promoting geospatial software and information in forms that guarantee the right to use, modify, and redistribute those | + | OSGeo is committed to benefitting society, by developing and promoting geospatial software and information in forms that guarantee everyone the right to use, modify, and redistribute those works. |
= Directors = | = Directors = | ||
| − | The Board of Directors has formal responsibilities as expressed in the bylaws. | + | The Board of Directors has formal responsibilities as expressed in the bylaws. https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws/ |
| − | https://www.osgeo.org/ | ||
= Voting Members = | = Voting Members = | ||
| − | The 45 voting members | + | The 45 voting members have the ultimate authority and responsibility within the foundation. |
| − | They serve as a check on the board in that they | + | They serve as a check on the board in that they select board members by vote. |
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| + | = Participating Members = | ||
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| + | The Foundation depends on volunteers of all kinds to carry out its activities. | ||
= Projects = | = Projects = | ||
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A Committee represents an activity in support of OSGeo. | A Committee represents an activity in support of OSGeo. | ||
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A Committee is assigned some specific area of responsibility by the board. | A Committee is assigned some specific area of responsibility by the board. | ||
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Committees have Chairs who formally become Vice Presidents within the Foundation structure. | Committees have Chairs who formally become Vice Presidents within the Foundation structure. | ||
| − | + | ([http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2006-March/000420.html Legal explanation of the structure]) | |
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A Committee must be formally instantiated by the Board, and the Chair of | A Committee must be formally instantiated by the Board, and the Chair of | ||
that Committee approved in their position by vote from the Board. | that Committee approved in their position by vote from the Board. | ||
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Committee Chairs do not need to be Voting Members of the Foundation. | Committee Chairs do not need to be Voting Members of the Foundation. | ||
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the Foundation. They may be offered hosting and resources which are at the | the Foundation. They may be offered hosting and resources which are at the | ||
disposal of the Web Committee. Working Groups can be initiated through one | disposal of the Web Committee. Working Groups can be initiated through one | ||
| − | of the | + | of the Committees or by the Board directly. |
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| + | = Related to this Document = | ||
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| + | * [[Roadmap|OSGeo Foundation Roadmap]] - timeline of developments | ||
Latest revision as of 09:30, 16 January 2018
This is absolutely a draft in every respect and has no approval from the Board. Please feel very welcome to contribute to it!
Social Contract
OSGeo is committed to benefitting society, by developing and promoting geospatial software and information in forms that guarantee everyone the right to use, modify, and redistribute those works.
Directors
The Board of Directors has formal responsibilities as expressed in the bylaws. https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws/
Voting Members
The 45 voting members have the ultimate authority and responsibility within the foundation. They serve as a check on the board in that they select board members by vote.
Participating Members
The Foundation depends on volunteers of all kinds to carry out its activities.
Projects
OSGeo represents the interests of a collection of software Projects. An initial set of Projects that are going through an Incubation stage to gain a formal status as an "OSGeo Project".
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Incubation_Committee is working out a formal process of deciding when a Project has been sufficiently incubated, to offer as a proposal to the Board.
Committees
A Committee represents an activity in support of OSGeo.
A Committee is assigned some specific area of responsibility by the board.
Committees have Chairs who formally become Vice Presidents within the Foundation structure. (Legal explanation of the structure)
A Committee must be formally instantiated by the Board, and the Chair of that Committee approved in their position by vote from the Board.
Committee Chairs do not need to be Voting Members of the Foundation.
Working Groups
Working Groups are the expression of a "community of interest" within the Foundation. They may be offered hosting and resources which are at the disposal of the Web Committee. Working Groups can be initiated through one of the Committees or by the Board directly.
Related to this Document
- OSGeo Foundation Roadmap - timeline of developments