Difference between revisions of "Board Meeting 2015-10-15"

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* clarify Geo4all position within OSGeo and cancel the Edu-Committe as it is non active and already replaced by geo4all (see osgeo main page)
 
* clarify Geo4all position within OSGeo and cancel the Edu-Committe as it is non active and already replaced by geo4all (see osgeo main page)
 
* [[ISPRS_2016]] coordination
 
* [[ISPRS_2016]] coordination
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* discuss possibility of OSGeo software signing certificates (i.e. OSX seems to show warning if software is unsigned --> signed software would appear more professional. On the QGIS mailing list, we were discussing that we could have a QGIS.org certificate but since QGIS depends on so many other OSGeo tools - which would also have to be signed - it might be more appropriate to have an OSGeo certificate.)
 
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Revision as of 11:21, 13 October 2015

This board meeting is scheduled for the 15th of October 2015 at 14.00 UTC through IRC and follow up voting by email.

Agenda

Current items

  • roll call
  • appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
  • Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2015-08-13
  • brief treasurer report
  • naming a president, treasurer, secretary for 2015/2016
  • FOSS4G 2016 seed money and financial guarantee agreement recommended by Conference Committee (agreement download, list thread)
  • discuss working with the UN-GIS team. Including an invite to join a working group on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters
  • pick 2 days for a Board face-to-face meeting (or "Board Sprint") to outline goals and vision for the foundation
  • possibly cover FOSS4G video archive costs (Vimeo Pro, 200USD/year)
  • Setup private file sharing system for the Board (paid DropBox accounts, or other options) see http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_infrastructure and https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1547
  • clarify Geo4all position within OSGeo and cancel the Edu-Committe as it is non active and already replaced by geo4all (see osgeo main page)
  • ISPRS_2016 coordination
  • discuss possibility of OSGeo software signing certificates (i.e. OSX seems to show warning if software is unsigned --> signed software would appear more professional. On the QGIS mailing list, we were discussing that we could have a QGIS.org certificate but since QGIS depends on so many other OSGeo tools - which would also have to be signed - it might be more appropriate to have an OSGeo certificate.)
  • add your items here

Items from past meetings

Minutes

  • Attending:
  • Presiding:
  • Scribing:

Motions (confirmed by email)

Motion +1 0 -1 Abstain Passed? Notes
Approve past meeting's minutes

Full, raw minutes notes

  • IRC Log at