[Marketing] Re: Marketing Digest, Vol 20, Issue 11

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marketing-request@lists.osgeo.org a écrit :

Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 19:36:25 -0700
From: "Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)" <tmitchell@osgeo.org>

Thanks for describing it further. This reminded me of the "Intel
Inside" strategy of getting branding onto computers that used their
chip. The idea of having an OSGeo Inside sort of logo has been
kicked around a bit before. I think it would be a great way to
implement a similar concept. Do you think something like that would
help in the way you describe?

Tyler
  

Yes of course, it would.

To answer completly your first question, here is the criteria on wich
applications could be evaluated to pretend being labelled by OSGeo ?

1- mains values hold by OSGeo

    * Mutualization : does the application federate local, national or
      international actors ? Do they mutualized their developpment /
      methodology / ... ? How ?
    * Openess : does the application use and promote FOSS4G ? Does the
      project organisation is open for new actors ?
    * Transparency : How it's hold by the project ?
    * ...

2- Technical criteria :

    * Applications based on non forked OSGeo components
    * Generic functionnalities commited in OSGeo components
    * Compatibility with SVN OSGeo components
    * ...

3- OSGeo communities links with the project

4- Other criterias :

    * Viability of the project : who finance it ? Futur plan for the
      project ?
    * Visibility of the project : marketing plan ?
    * ...

Any comments ?

David

On 27-May-09, at 9:12 AM, David Jonglez wrote:

Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) a écrit :
    

Hi David, It's good to hear from you. I think I know what you mean,
but would mind explaining a bit more, maybe an example of how you
might see such an idea implemented or being used? It sounds
interesting.

Tyler

Hi Tyler ! Thanks for your response :slight_smile:

The main example is : GeoSource -
https://adullact.net/projects/geocatalogue. GeoSource is strictly
based
on GeoNetwork catalog. GeoSource add some non generic functionnalities
like the French ISO 19139 profil support and a specific interface
(more
simple than the one offered by GeoNetwork > for more simple use).

This project is strictly based on an OSGeo Component and still
compatible with GeoNetwork SVN.
This project add some specificities to GeoNetwork that must be kept in
this application and not in the GeoNetwork trunk.

GeoSource is used by a large community in France (about 500
organisations and a 1000+ community is expected before the end of
2010
- it's not official numbers - just mine :wink: )

It would be very interesting for OSGeo to labelized such an
application
based on GeoNetwork because OSGeo could be more visible in this big
user's community.
In the other hand, the project chief of GeoSource could find an
interest
to labelize his project : in order to show his user's community, he
respects some criterias like : ascent compatibility with the trunk,
generic development comited in the trunk, etc.

This kind of application is not concerned by OSGeo incubation process.
Nevertheless, it should be interesting to create a new way to put an
official Label to some applications wich respect some specific
crietrias
and that aren't component but applications for end users.

It's also available for more complex application like an SDI
application
including : GeoNetWork, GeoServer, Open Layers, PostGIS, ... The
idea is
not to have only one SDI project labelized by OSGeo but any
application
that respect some principles ...

I hope it is more clear :slight_smile: Sorry for my approximate english (I'm
working to improve it! :slight_smile: )

David

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