i'll take a look. we (OHM) have done ok as an informal community for a while but i don't think it gets us to the future.
richard On 3/30/20 5:40 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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] > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > Averill Park Networking - GIS & IT Consulting > OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux > Java - Web Applications - Search > > _______________________________________________ > Historic mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > > > > -- > Tod Robbins, MLIS > todrobbins.com <http://todrobbins.com/> -- [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
