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<p>I believe it is fairly important to give a bit of background
here.</p>
<p>In 2014 when I wrote the text Joost is quoting, the template LC
contract had been just approved by the OSMF board, bringing to an
end 7 years (from the 1st OSMF board meeting on) of faffing around
on the subject of what the criteria for acceptance of a local
chapter should be and related issues. It was always clear that the
points mentioned in the FAQ would only be necessary, but not
sufficient criteria for an OSMF local chapter. Definitely there
is and was no promise that simply creating an membership
organisation that is not a branch of the respective local
organized crime group is sufficient to becoming an OSMF LC. <br>
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<p>At the time all of the potential LC candidates were well
established and would have likely easily fulfilled any criteria
that would have crystallized after another 7 years of faffing, and
it seemed more important to provide the facility so that the well
established LCs could be bound to the OSMF and to remove any
excuses for not formalizing the relationships than to continue the
bike shedding. I believe this was clearly a correct decision, even
if it hasn't stopped certain organisations from stringing along
the OSMF to this day. <br>
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<p>But, back to Joosts question, yes, IMHO, we shouldn't in general
be accepting organisations that have not established their
standing both by being an outgrowth of an active OSM community in
the territory in question, and themselves having a proven track
record of being capable of actually running and financing a
formally incorporated organisation, but actually nailing that down
is difficult. For example while OSM-UK clearly was and is a
product of an existing active OSM community, the actual formal
organisation had essentially no track record at the time it was
accepted, had there been hard criteria with respect to the
organisations maturity they very well might have had to postpone
the official LC status process for a number of years. <br>
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<p>Simon<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 17.07.2019 um 21:31 schrieb Joost
Schouppe:<br>
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<div>Hi,</div>
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<div>The list of Local Chapters is growning, and it hopefully
will for a long time. Currently however, there are very
limited rules as to the requierements of joining as a Local
Chapter. From the FAQ [1] :<br>
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<div><i>Currently there are no set in stone criteria outside of
the following: you will have to be a non-profit incorporated
entity or part of one, the way you are incorporated should
allow easy and mass membership and democratic participation
in the decisions processes. Your group should be dedicated
to supporting the aims of the OpenStreetMap Foundation and
the OpenStreetMap project, however you can be part of a
larger organisation as long as that does not have
conflicting goals.</i></div>
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<div>The Board would like to know how you feel about this.
Should this be elaborated more, and if so, in what sense?</div>
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<div> Some examples that were given:<br>
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<div>- how established must a local organization be to be
eligible to become a Local Chapter<br>
- how can we measure this as objectively as possible, and<br>
- how to handle applications from organizations that have a
broader scope than just OSM</div>
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<div>Thanks for the input,</div>
<div>Joost</div>
<div>for the OSMF Board<br>
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<div>1: <a
href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/FAQ</a></div>
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