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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Yes, noted. Thanks Simon for the
input. The 'formal' version in the AoA is strangely vague. Now I
know why. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">And let me respond to that anonymous
board member that there will NEVER be enough open geo data! <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">We have done so much, but have hardly
scratched the surface of what we could achieve in the long term. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">CA</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020/12/15 20:48, Simon Poole wrote:<br>
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Am 15.12.2020 um 16:44 schrieb Craig Allan:
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THE FRAMEWORK
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Policy can be seen as a set of rules to implement our
organisational strategy. Strategy is informed by our mission
(Section 3 of the AoA) and the long term vision of the
organisation (missing). So in any organisation there will be
likely be a hierarchy of plans, each more detailed than its
parent, ending eventually in a large list of short-term tasks.
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Sorry to jump on this in a bit of an off topic fashion, but I
believe you are misunderstanding something there.
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The "Objects" section in the AoA, that is section 3, is legally
required and deliberately vague and unrestrained because of that.
When we were discussing the 1st revision of the AoAs many years
ago there was a longer discussion if we should change 3. to limit
the scope to OSM, but for the above mentioned reasons we decided
against it. It is however clear that is not a sensible starting
point for any kind of policy, setting of goals or anything
similar.
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This has led to misunderstandings in the past, including a board
member, paraphrased, coming to the conclusion that once there is
enough open geo data we could let OSM die.
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A far more sensible starting point is the 1st paragraph of
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Mission_Statement">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Mission_Statement</a>
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Simon
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