Worth considering this resource for recommendations on governance: https://communityrule.info/
–Tod On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:40 PM Jeff Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > +100 > > My quick take is that an organizing / governance structure would: > a) create greater credibility as an org / better explanation of who we are > b) attract more users > c) possibly serve as grounds for funding > d) give greater transparency into its operations > > I'm sure there are many other reasons, as well, but those are the first at > the top of my mind. > > Noel's interesting comparison was to Mapzen, which is another OSM > ecosystem organization that ended its commercial run and became a Linux > Foundation project > <https://www.mapzen.com/blog/mapzen-is-now-a-linux-foundation-project/>. > > Thanks, Jeff > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 12:19 PM Richard Welty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> > > > -- > Jeff Meyer > 206-676-2347 > osm: Open Historical Map (OHM) > <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Historical_Map> / my OSM user > page <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jeffmeyer> > t: @OpenHistMap > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Historic mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > -- Tod Robbins, MLIS todrobbins.com
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