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* Discuss with intent of taking responsibility for and publishing [[OSGeo Labs]] process. | * Discuss with intent of taking responsibility for and publishing [[OSGeo Labs]] process. | ||
* Discuss need for legal support, and whether we ought to have a laywer review every project before graduation. | * Discuss need for legal support, and whether we ought to have a laywer review every project before graduation. | ||
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| + | = Minutes = | ||
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| + | In attendance: DanielM, FrankW, PaulS, SchuylerE, SteveL, BobB, CameronS, MateuszL, JSanz, HowardB, ChrisS, PaulR, JodyG, and JulienSamuelL. | ||
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| + | * Minutes of [[IncCom Meeting10]] approved. | ||
| + | * Motion to remove Daniel Brooksheir, and Rich Steele from the committed approved. | ||
| + | * Motion to add Jeroen Ticheler approved. | ||
| + | * Agreed to contact ADSK staff IP lawyer to join the committee or at least join the list (Jennifer I think). Action: FrankW, noted that she will be on leave for another month or two. | ||
| + | * Motion to name Cameron Shorter as GeoTools mentor approved. | ||
| + | * It was agreed that we need some help from Jose educating us on ORCHESTRA before we will be comfortable recommending it for incubation. | ||
| + | * It was agreed that GEOS is our preferred project for the empty incubation slot. Action: FrankW will make a motion on the mailing list in this regard. | ||
| + | * The [[Project Graduation Checklist]] was approved after some editing. Action: FrankW to migrate to public website as an official document. | ||
| + | * Project status of various projects discussed. | ||
| + | * Discussed Incubation Committee taking responsibility for OSGeo Labs. It was decided to keep things relatively informal but to designate Julien-Samuel Lacroix to be responsible for OSGeo Labs with the understanding that he will take a proposal to the board within a few months. Julien was also added as a member of the incubator. | ||
| + | * Requirements for legal support - particularly a required legal review by a laywer for each project before graduation - was discussed. It was decided to have CameronS prepare a proposal for how this would work, and to have the proposal reviewed and commented on by an appropriate lawyer as to usefulness, and likely cost. | ||
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| + | See [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2007-10-29.log full IRC logs] for detailed meeting discussions. | ||
[[Category: Incubation]] | [[Category: Incubation]] | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 29 October 2007
Time
Proposed date: Monday October 29th
Proposed time: 18:00 UTC - Fixed time around the world (2:00pm EST, 11:00am PST)
Proposed location: IRC channel #osgeo (alternative Web client).
Agenda
- Approve minutes from IncCom Meeting10.
- Approve Cameron Shorter as GeoTools Mentor.
- Discuss the four pending applications, and by poll identify one to propose for incubation.
- Discuss, and possible approve the Project Graduation Checklist.
- Discuss readiness of other projects to graduate.
- Discuss with intent of taking responsibility for and publishing OSGeo Labs process.
- Discuss need for legal support, and whether we ought to have a laywer review every project before graduation.
Minutes
In attendance: DanielM, FrankW, PaulS, SchuylerE, SteveL, BobB, CameronS, MateuszL, JSanz, HowardB, ChrisS, PaulR, JodyG, and JulienSamuelL.
- Minutes of IncCom Meeting10 approved.
- Motion to remove Daniel Brooksheir, and Rich Steele from the committed approved.
- Motion to add Jeroen Ticheler approved.
- Agreed to contact ADSK staff IP lawyer to join the committee or at least join the list (Jennifer I think). Action: FrankW, noted that she will be on leave for another month or two.
- Motion to name Cameron Shorter as GeoTools mentor approved.
- It was agreed that we need some help from Jose educating us on ORCHESTRA before we will be comfortable recommending it for incubation.
- It was agreed that GEOS is our preferred project for the empty incubation slot. Action: FrankW will make a motion on the mailing list in this regard.
- The Project Graduation Checklist was approved after some editing. Action: FrankW to migrate to public website as an official document.
- Project status of various projects discussed.
- Discussed Incubation Committee taking responsibility for OSGeo Labs. It was decided to keep things relatively informal but to designate Julien-Samuel Lacroix to be responsible for OSGeo Labs with the understanding that he will take a proposal to the board within a few months. Julien was also added as a member of the incubator.
- Requirements for legal support - particularly a required legal review by a laywer for each project before graduation - was discussed. It was decided to have CameronS prepare a proposal for how this would work, and to have the proposal reviewed and commented on by an appropriate lawyer as to usefulness, and likely cost.
See full IRC logs for detailed meeting discussions.