<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 19:12, Simon Poole <<a href="mailto:simon@poole.ch" target="_blank">simon@poole.ch</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I think my immediate and largest concern if I was reviewing the<br>
application (which I am not) would be: Oceania isn't just about Australia.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I would expect nothing less from the OSMF.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Have OSM communities outside of AUS (and NZ) even been addressed? While<br>
not totally cast in stone, there is an assumption that territorial<br>
chapters are awarded exclusive rights for the territories in question<br>
and I'm fairly sure the application will blow up in a big way if this is<br>
not considered.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree. There has been bit of discussion within the OSGeo Oceania committee regarding this.</div><div><br></div><div>My opinion is we should only include countries where the local OSM community actively voice they want it.</div></div></div></div>