Re: [location-iwg] uDig LocationTech proposal taking shape

[Andrew Ross <andrew.ross@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jody,

For what it's worth, I like trying this idea as others will likely 
benefit from the knowledge sharing.

Thank you for your efforts and leading the charge.

Andrew

On 07/26/2012 09:50 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> Morning All:
>
> As mentioned at the end of the last meeting uDig is taking the first 
> steps towards putting a proposal together. I figured it would be 
> useful to share the steps, questions and progress with the 
> LocationTech email list. The uDig project has fairly thick skin and 
> does not mind making mistakes in public as long as it gives us all a 
> chance to learn.
>
> Would this be an acceptable "community building" exercise for the 
> LocationTech email list? Or would you prefer us to report back when 
> the proposal is ready….
>
> Background
>
> The uDig project (like many others) has a change control procedure 
> consisting of "Request for Change" proposals which are reviewed and 
> approved by a project management committee (drawn from a number of 
> organisations).
>
> The idea to to engage with LocationTech is handled no different from 
> any other change, here is the RFC:
> - 
> http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/UDIG/Eclipse+Foundation+LocationTech
>
> From that page you can see some of our background research, the 
> current status of the proposal, and perhaps most importantly from a 
> volunteer standpoint the list of tasks associated with the undertaking.
>
> Of interest to this email list is the task listing the LocationTech 
> proposal which is currently taking shape in version control:
> - 
> https://github.com/uDig/udig-docs/blob/master/admin/proposal/proposal.html
>
> The uDig PSC will be filling this in the different sections of this 
> proposal over the next couple of weeks.
> --
> Jody Garnett