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# FOSS research Foundations | # FOSS research Foundations | ||
# OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up | # OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up | ||
| + | # response to [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/2021-January/053302.html GDAL support email] | ||
| + | # response to Bloomberg contact request - did QGIS follow up? | ||
| + | # GeoNetwork inquiry on Elasticsearch SSL license change, can this still be used for geonetwork 4? | ||
== Minutes == | == Minutes == | ||
| − | * Presiding: | + | * Presiding: Till |
| − | * Scribing: | + | * Scribing: Till, Mike |
| − | * Attending: | + | * 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]] ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/XBW42QJZ/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2020-12-28 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== [[Board_Meeting_2021-01-18]] ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/6R7BcrlA/approve-meeting-minutes-from-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 == | == Actions == | ||
* https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/ | * https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/ | ||
| − | |||
== IRC Log == | == IRC Log == | ||
| − | * | + | * the meeting was held on Jitsy |
| − | |||
[[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
- roll call
- appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
- Review and approve past minutes
- 2021 Budget approval [1] [2]
- OSGeo/FOSS4G Sponsoring issues
- FOSS research Foundations
- OSGeo-HOT boards meeting update and follow up
- response to GDAL support email
- response to Bloomberg contact request - did QGIS follow up?
- 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
- Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/XBW42QJZ/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2020-12-28
Board_Meeting_2021-01-18
- Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/6R7BcrlA/approve-meeting-minutes-from-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