[OHM] OHM organization

[Richard Welty]

i'll take a look. we (OHM) have done ok as an informal community for a
while but i don't think it gets us to the future.

richard


On 3/30/20 5:40 PM, todd.d.robbins at gmail.com wrote:
> Worth considering this resource for recommendations on governance:
> https://communityrule.info/
> 
> 
> –Tod
> 
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:40 PM Jeff Meyer <jeff at gwhat.org
> <mailto:jeff at gwhat.org>> wrote:
> 
>     +100
> 
>     My quick take is that an organizing / governance structure would:
>     a) create greater credibility as an org / better explanation of who
>     we are
>     b) attract more users
>     c) possibly serve as grounds for funding
>     d) give greater transparency into its operations
> 
>     I'm sure there are many other reasons, as well, but those are the
>     first at the top of my mind.
> 
>     Noel's interesting comparison was to Mapzen, which is another OSM
>     ecosystem organization that ended its commercial run and became a
>     Linux Foundation project
>     <https://www.mapzen.com/blog/mapzen-is-now-a-linux-foundation-project/>.
> 
>     Thanks, Jeff
> 
> 
>     On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 12:19 PM Richard Welty
>     <rwelty at averillpark.net <mailto:rwelty at averillpark.net>> wrote:
> 
>         over on slack, a new OHM user, Noel MacLochlainn (who is not on this
>         mailing list) brought up a couple of issues relating to transparency
>         and status that got me thinking. it's appropriate for me to
>         bring those
>         thoughts over here for discussion.
> 
>           i’ve been pondering @Noel MacLochlainn’s suggestions and
>         comments; i
>           think the real issue right now is that OHM lacks any sort of
>           governance structure. it’s a smallish, informal project and on
>         the one
>           hand you could argue we don’t need one; on the other hand, if
>         we wish
>           to grow and be in a position to obtain and deploy greater
>         resources,
>           we likely need to do something more formal. we would need such a
>           governance structure in any case if we wanted to become a
>         non-profit
>           in whatever jurisdiction, and becoming a non profit is probably
>           necessary if we want to be in a position to take meaningful
>         donations
>           of resources.
> 
>         the last time non profit status came up was a few years ago and the
>         discussion fizzled out; i personally think we should try to find
>         a way
>         to formalize the organization and its processes. it doesn't require
>         instant progress or decision making, but we ought to start a serious
>         discussion with an aim of moving it forward.
> 
>         richard
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