<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">sent from a phone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On 11. Dec 2018, at 01:23, Mateusz Konieczny <<a href="mailto:matkoniecz@tutanota.com">matkoniecz@tutanota.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Is it serious or some joke/hoax?</div></blockquote><br><div><br></div><div>it seems to be a significant shift at least, from following the on the ground rule as a general policy towards centralized top down decisions on a case by case basis by the board. </div><div><br></div><div>This puts the stated role of the OSMF a as whole in question:</div><div><br></div><div>e.g. Core values:</div><div>„</div><ul style="list-style: none none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ground Truth: OSM favours objective “Ground Truth” over all other sources“</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mission statement: </div><div>OSMF</div><div>„</div><ul style="list-style: none none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Does not decide what to map or how to map“</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The OSMF Board:</div><div>„</div><ul style="list-style: none none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Does not drive mapping in a particular direction</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Does not decide what to map or how to map</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Has no role in setting tags</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">...</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Does not undermine the Working Groups by taking on tasks that could be advanced by them“</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Mission_Statement">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Mission_Statement</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So likely the time the board has requested is because it is planning to consult with the community about changing the core values, which is also part of its responsibility: „</div><ul style="list-style: none none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; position: relative;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sets core values for OSM (via consultation)“</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Martin </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>