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# Boundary condition of the open source software foundation with respect to transition of software to services.
 
# Boundary condition of the open source software foundation with respect to transition of software to services.
 
# e-mail account policy
 
# e-mail account policy
 +
# Kart Project's Org Stipend for the GSoC 2022
 +
# Geospatial World Forum
 +
# FOSS4G 2022
 +
# GeoLIBERO clarifications
 +
# Inactive members-
 +
# PDAL on #osgeolive 2022 (time allowing)
 
# Add your topic here
 
# Add your topic here
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
  
−
* Presiding:  
+
* Presiding: Michele
−
* Scribing:  
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* Scribing: Marco
−
* Attending:  
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* Attending: Marco, Michele, Angelos, Michael, Rajat, Vicky, Adam
−
* Guests:  
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* Guests: Regina, Luca, Brian
 +
 
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=== Review and approve past minutes ===
 +
 
 +
* [[Board_Meeting_2022-03-28]]
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* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/p/mPFXgZ2f/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2022-03-28
 +
 
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=== OSGeo Budget 2022 ===
 +
 
 +
* Motion approved, we can now operate normally
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* https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2022 has been finalized.
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* https://www.loomio.org/p/neBqcF9Y/motion-to-approve-osgeo-2022-budget
 +
 
 +
=== Boundary condition of the open-source software foundation with respect to the transition of software to services ===
 +
 
 +
* Jody brought this up and is asking the board if we’re ok to include or endorse SaaS
 +
* We agree that If the code used in the SaaS (Software as a Service) is deployable on its own instances then it can be treated as a project.
 +
* The service is not the interesting part, the deployable code is.
 +
* The projects wanting to be incubated are to prove that they are deployable
 +
 +
=== E-mail account policy ===
 +
 
 +
* In the past, there were already requests for @osgeo.org accounts. If everyone would have one real account, it would burn all SAC hours
 +
* We need to address the cost-benefits by asking SAC if there are resources
 +
* We need to make sure there is a clear policy
 +
* Regina says definitely we do not do real mailboxes
 +
* We are not doing aliases either
 +
 +
=== Kart Project's Org Stipend for the GSoC 2022 ===
 +
 
 +
* If they do it they should do it as a donation
 +
* We should ask them if they want to join OSGeo
 +
 +
=== Geospatial World Forum ===
 +
 
 +
* Travel and stay expenses for the representative (Luca) of OSGeo are covered as if it was a board member since the board asked.
 +
 +
=== FOSS4G 2022 ===
 +
 
 +
* Late with tickets registrations since there was a DooS attack on the system
 +
* No posters, instead lightning talks
 +
* About 400 talks
 +
* All smooth besides registration
 +
 +
=== GeoLIBERO clarifications ===
 +
 
 +
* If they do not have a local chapter then that is much welcomed
 +
* Spread awareness using the OSGeo Announcements or News or Discuss lists (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/News_Queue)
 +
* Review if the initiatives and events align with existing projects and initiatives and join hands
 +
 +
=== Inactive members ===
 +
 
 +
* How do we deal with 100 people that did not vote for over 2 years?
 +
* If there is no participation in voting then some kind of warning can be issued
 +
* Important to consider that if there are any changes in email addresses leading to missing the email notifications
 +
* Good to do it on personal note instead of group announcement
 +
* There shall not be different classifications of retirement
 +
* Thinking on the active members that didn't vote in at least the last 2 years. Probably there was an e-mail change, (or other some valid reason of not participating). We should reach out at a personal level to clarify.
 +
 +
=== PDAL on OSGeoLive 2022 ===
 +
 
 +
* Issues in debain packaging of pdal (https://pdal.io/)
 +
* Conda can’t be used on OSGeoLive
 +
* What exactly is required from board? (considering PDAL is not an OSGeo affiliated project)
 +
* Considering it as a technical problem, a solution can be figured out internally for inclusion of PDAL in OSGeoLive
  
  

Latest revision as of 23:18, 13 May 2022

This board meeting is scheduled Monday 25 April 2022 at 15:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on loomio and actions on osgeo todo issue tracker.

Agenda

Current items

  1. roll call
  2. appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
  3. Review and approve past minutes
  4. OSGeo Budget 2022
  5. Boundary condition of the open source software foundation with respect to transition of software to services.
  6. e-mail account policy
  7. Kart Project's Org Stipend for the GSoC 2022
  8. Geospatial World Forum
  9. FOSS4G 2022
  10. GeoLIBERO clarifications
  11. Inactive members-
  12. PDAL on #osgeolive 2022 (time allowing)
  13. Add your topic here

Minutes

  • Presiding: Michele
  • Scribing: Marco
  • Attending: Marco, Michele, Angelos, Michael, Rajat, Vicky, Adam
  • Guests: Regina, Luca, Brian

Review and approve past minutes

OSGeo Budget 2022

Boundary condition of the open-source software foundation with respect to the transition of software to services

  • Jody brought this up and is asking the board if we’re ok to include or endorse SaaS
  • We agree that If the code used in the SaaS (Software as a Service) is deployable on its own instances then it can be treated as a project.
  • The service is not the interesting part, the deployable code is.
  • The projects wanting to be incubated are to prove that they are deployable

E-mail account policy

  • In the past, there were already requests for @osgeo.org accounts. If everyone would have one real account, it would burn all SAC hours
  • We need to address the cost-benefits by asking SAC if there are resources
  • We need to make sure there is a clear policy
  • Regina says definitely we do not do real mailboxes
  • We are not doing aliases either

Kart Project's Org Stipend for the GSoC 2022

  • If they do it they should do it as a donation
  • We should ask them if they want to join OSGeo

Geospatial World Forum

  • Travel and stay expenses for the representative (Luca) of OSGeo are covered as if it was a board member since the board asked.

FOSS4G 2022

  • Late with tickets registrations since there was a DooS attack on the system
  • No posters, instead lightning talks
  • About 400 talks
  • All smooth besides registration

GeoLIBERO clarifications

  • If they do not have a local chapter then that is much welcomed
  • Spread awareness using the OSGeo Announcements or News or Discuss lists (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/News_Queue)
  • Review if the initiatives and events align with existing projects and initiatives and join hands

Inactive members

  • How do we deal with 100 people that did not vote for over 2 years?
  • If there is no participation in voting then some kind of warning can be issued
  • Important to consider that if there are any changes in email addresses leading to missing the email notifications
  • Good to do it on personal note instead of group announcement
  • There shall not be different classifications of retirement
  • Thinking on the active members that didn't vote in at least the last 2 years. Probably there was an e-mail change, (or other some valid reason of not participating). We should reach out at a personal level to clarify.

PDAL on OSGeoLive 2022

  • Issues in debain packaging of pdal (https://pdal.io/)
  • Conda can’t be used on OSGeoLive
  • What exactly is required from board? (considering PDAL is not an OSGeo affiliated project)
  • Considering it as a technical problem, a solution can be figured out internally for inclusion of PDAL in OSGeoLive


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