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#* [[Board_Meeting_2020-12-28]]
 
#* [[Board_Meeting_2020-12-28]]
 
#* [[Board_Meeting_2021-01-18]]
 
#* [[Board_Meeting_2021-01-18]]
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# 2021 Budget approval [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oCPkFj8yHzZ_-CXFMa5UlfKruG9qA8ZdlfbJMeF1LoI/edit#gid=0]
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# 2021 Budget approval [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oCPkFj8yHzZ_-CXFMa5UlfKruG9qA8ZdlfbJMeF1LoI/edit#gid=0] [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2021]
 
# ''OSGeo/FOSS4G Sponsoring issues''
 
# ''OSGeo/FOSS4G Sponsoring issues''
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# FOSS research Foundations
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# OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up
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# response to [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/2021-January/053302.html GDAL support email]
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# response to Bloomberg contact request - did QGIS follow up?
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# GeoNetwork inquiry on Elasticsearch SSL license change, can this still be used for geonetwork 4?
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
  
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* Presiding:  
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* Presiding: Till
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* Scribing:  
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* Scribing: Till, Mike
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* Attending:  
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* Attending: Codrina, Michele, Helena, Astrid, Till, Mike, Angelos, Tom, Vicky (later), Jody (guest for the GDAL topic)
  
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=== Review and approve past minutes ===
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==== [[Board_Meeting_2020-12-28]] ====
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* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/XBW42QJZ/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2020-12-28
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==== [[Board_Meeting_2021-01-18]] ====
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* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/6R7BcrlA/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2021-01-18
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=== 2021 Budget approval ===
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* in budget call next year make clear, that there is no money to take over (again!)
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* small change in GRASS GIS budget
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* cut budget for SAC for 1 contract (4400 US $) and ask them to come back during the year if this is needed.
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* dedicate 5000$ for travel grant programme and look if FOSS4G Argentina is onside, no support for regional events
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* board agrees with the budget
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* '''Action''': Angelos to update the WIKI and open the motion on loomio (done)
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* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/XenD58Tj/review-and-approve-osgeo-budget-for-2021
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=== OSGeo/FOSS4G Sponsoring issues ===
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* Astrid proposes to create a working group on sponsorship as it is hard to get that finalized during the board meetings
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* Astrid proposes to work on the already written tickets during the code sprint
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* Camptocamp requested whether development is valuable as sponsorship, discussion on how to deal with this.
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** Work is hard to value, because many people contribute in several ways to projects
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** important to keep the door open for companies sponsoring OSGeo with money
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* '''Action''': Astrid to create a doodle for the first meeting for the sponsors group
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=== FOSS research Foundations ===
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* Astrid forwarded an email from Martin Michlmayr who sent a questioniare and asked us for help in his work on a report on FOSS Foundations
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* '''Action''': Codrina to have a closer look on this questionaire
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=== Response to GDAL support email ===
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* discussion on this email, Angelos proposed to receive sponnsorship via the OSGeo github repo
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* probably a problem for a lot of groups in our community, proposal to setup a kind of structure to support these groups in case of such an emergency
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* topic is connected to the sponsorship issue (see above)
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=== OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up ===
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* meeting on collaboration OSGeo with HOT
 +
* goal of HOT is to map 1 billion people
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* scope of co-operation is to support this project on a long term basis (financing is only for 5 years save)
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* preparation of MoU
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* frequent meeting every 3 months to keep in touch
 +
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=== Response to Bloomberg contact request - did QGIS follow up? ===
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* Helena asks whether there was a response
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* '''Action''': Helena to follow up here
 +
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=== GeoNetwork inquiry on Elasticsearch SSL license change, can this still be used for geonetwork 4? ===
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* take up in an email (brought up by Jody)
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* some of our projects are based on Elastic Search, so probably need to get rid of it
  
 
== Actions ==
 
== Actions ==
 
* https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/
 
* https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/
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== IRC Log ==
 
== IRC Log ==
  
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* http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2021-01-18.log
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* the meeting was held on Jitsy
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[[Category:Board]]
 
[[Category:Board]]
 
[[Category:Board Meetings 2021]]
 
[[Category:Board Meetings 2021]]

Latest revision as of 03:55, 31 January 2021

This board meeting is scheduled Monday 25 January 2021 at 16:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on loomio and actions on osgeo todo issue tracker.

Agenda

Current items

  1. roll call
    • appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
  2. Review and approve past minutes
  3. 2021 Budget approval [1] [2]
  4. OSGeo/FOSS4G Sponsoring issues
  5. FOSS research Foundations
  6. OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up
  7. response to GDAL support email
  8. response to Bloomberg contact request - did QGIS follow up?
  9. GeoNetwork inquiry on Elasticsearch SSL license change, can this still be used for geonetwork 4?

Minutes

  • Presiding: Till
  • Scribing: Till, Mike
  • Attending: Codrina, Michele, Helena, Astrid, Till, Mike, Angelos, Tom, Vicky (later), Jody (guest for the GDAL topic)

Review and approve past minutes

Board_Meeting_2020-12-28

Board_Meeting_2021-01-18

2021 Budget approval

  • in budget call next year make clear, that there is no money to take over (again!)
  • small change in GRASS GIS budget
  • cut budget for SAC for 1 contract (4400 US $) and ask them to come back during the year if this is needed.
  • dedicate 5000$ for travel grant programme and look if FOSS4G Argentina is onside, no support for regional events
  • board agrees with the budget
  • Action: Angelos to update the WIKI and open the motion on loomio (done)
  • Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/XenD58Tj/review-and-approve-osgeo-budget-for-2021

OSGeo/FOSS4G Sponsoring issues

  • Astrid proposes to create a working group on sponsorship as it is hard to get that finalized during the board meetings
  • Astrid proposes to work on the already written tickets during the code sprint
  • Camptocamp requested whether development is valuable as sponsorship, discussion on how to deal with this.
    • Work is hard to value, because many people contribute in several ways to projects
    • important to keep the door open for companies sponsoring OSGeo with money
  • Action: Astrid to create a doodle for the first meeting for the sponsors group

FOSS research Foundations

  • Astrid forwarded an email from Martin Michlmayr who sent a questioniare and asked us for help in his work on a report on FOSS Foundations
  • Action: Codrina to have a closer look on this questionaire

Response to GDAL support email

  • discussion on this email, Angelos proposed to receive sponnsorship via the OSGeo github repo
  • probably a problem for a lot of groups in our community, proposal to setup a kind of structure to support these groups in case of such an emergency
  • topic is connected to the sponsorship issue (see above)

OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up

  • meeting on collaboration OSGeo with HOT
  • goal of HOT is to map 1 billion people
  • scope of co-operation is to support this project on a long term basis (financing is only for 5 years save)
  • preparation of MoU
  • frequent meeting every 3 months to keep in touch

Response to Bloomberg contact request - did QGIS follow up?

  • Helena asks whether there was a response
  • Action: Helena to follow up here

GeoNetwork inquiry on Elasticsearch SSL license change, can this still be used for geonetwork 4?

  • take up in an email (brought up by Jody)
  • some of our projects are based on Elastic Search, so probably need to get rid of it

Actions

IRC Log

  • the meeting was held on Jitsy
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