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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear All,</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The three projects the Board are
holding up for support were submitted for microgrants. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Coming out of the recent microgrant
process I saw three main approaches followed by applicants.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">1) Building systems to enable or
enhance OSM information technology.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">2) Building membership and formal
organisation of the OSM locally around the world.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">3) Building the store of geographic
data available to OSM.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I support the first two approaches. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The third approach I cannot support
for funding purposes. We have traditionally relied on voluntary
work to provide data, and I believe we should continue to do so. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On the second approach, the microgrants
process has now supported the building of membership, and I hope
it will continue to follow and build on that approach in the
future.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On the first approach, systems
enhancement, the feedback I would like to give is that I note and
applaud that the Board has supported these three systems
enhancement projects and I hope they see fit to support them with
long term and larger grants. I am especially enthusiastic about
intent of the proposals to reduce technical debt and improve
documentation. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I am however concerned that systems
enhancement appears to be <i>ad-hoc</i>. To ensure that the
enhancement of systems is done properly, while agreeing up-front
that there are many ways to define 'properly', I support the
resurrection of the Engineering Work Group. Once the group is
running I hope they will start by thoughtfully defining their
purpose and approach. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">best wishes</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Craig Allan</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><tt>OSM: cRaIgalLAn</tt></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020/08/01 02:27, Guillaume Rischard
wrote:<br>
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OSMF Board wants to facilitate and support improving
infrastructure. During the Microgrants process, there were ...<br>
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