[OSM-dev] funding infrastructure

[Frederik Ramm]

Simone,

On 12/20/10 11:50, Simone Cortesi wrote:
>> Also, in a very recent development, OSMF seem to be considering handing out
>> money/support via what they call a "project incubator" (search for the term
>> on https://docs.google.com/View?id=d38xqz5_6fj2bcdcm); that would then be
>> the remit of the "Strategic Working Group" who hold regular IRC meetings, so
>> if you want to get involved there that's also an option.
>
> in addition to this we are as well considering to promote views on how
> to scale horizontally.

That's a very buzzwordy topic. I can see you beeing flooded by "NoSQL" 
acolytes ;)

Personally I'm pretty sure that the current, non-horizontally-scaling 
setup will last well into 2012 at least, but I'm just a random tech guy 
and I'm sure if the collected expertise of the OSM TWG says we need to 
look into that right now then they will have a point.

I wanted to compose a message about various topics in your meeting 
notes; one thing on my list was that in the notes you have put something 
about maybe soliciting ideas for "bounties" etc. for stuff that improved 
the "horizontal scalability". Please, in going further, consider that 
offering incentives for one kind of development and not for another 
expresses a strong priority. Personally, I think that e.g. the 
development of tools to aid the license change process should rank much 
higher, and there are other needs that are perceived as pressing, too.

Also, be reminded that bounties were used in the past in this project 
and, to my knowledge, never had any noticeable effect.

Bye
Frederik