over on slack, a new OHM user, Noel MacLochlainn (who is not on this mailing list) brought up a couple of issues relating to transparency and status that got me thinking. it's appropriate for me to bring those thoughts over here for discussion.
i’ve been pondering @Noel MacLochlainn’s suggestions and comments; i think the real issue right now is that OHM lacks any sort of governance structure. it’s a smallish, informal project and on the one hand you could argue we don’t need one; on the other hand, if we wish to grow and be in a position to obtain and deploy greater resources, we likely need to do something more formal. we would need such a governance structure in any case if we wanted to become a non-profit in whatever jurisdiction, and becoming a non profit is probably necessary if we want to be in a position to take meaningful donations of resources. the last time non profit status came up was a few years ago and the discussion fizzled out; i personally think we should try to find a way to formalize the organization and its processes. it doesn't require instant progress or decision making, but we ought to start a serious discussion with an aim of moving it forward. richard -- [email protected] Averill Park Networking - GIS & IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search _______________________________________________ Historic mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic
