[Local-chapters] Rework local chapter agreement

[Douglas Ssebaggala]

Thank you all, for the feedback.

Some comments about the agreement;

3. Geographic Limits

If a local chapter is consulted by the OSMF to establish another local  
chapter in the same geographic region, under which terms can that be,  
would it be a revocation of the current chapter?

How can local chapters acknowledge thematic chapters, and vise versa?
IMHO, if local chapters acknowledge thematic chapters, the thematic  
chapters can as well give priority to operate together with local  
chapters in a geographic region, unless there is no existing OSM  
community/chapter.

Quoting Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com>:

> Yes, I don't think that it makes sense to give exclusive rights on themes.
>
> One question would be what about some of the national chapters that
> have starting working in other countries? OpenStreetMap.fr is the only
> example I'm aware. I don't think it is a problem specifically but I
> was trying to think about how it would fit into an agreement.
>
> -Kate
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Simon Poole <simon at osmfoundation.org> wrote:
>>
>> Well I don't think it has ever explicitly been discussed, but obviously
>> something similar could be done for thematic/topical chapters (HOT being
>> the only one that would be on the table for now) and that is why the
>> draft contains language that makes it clear that such non-local chapters
>> will be allowed to operate even where a local chapter exists. The only
>> issue I see there is offering exclusivity for specific topics and maybe
>> we should simply not provide that.
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 17.10.2013 09:07, schrieb Kate Chapman:
>>> Hi Simon,
>>>
>>> Is there thought about this being utilized with thematic chapters as
>>> well? For example HOT?
>>>
>>> Also HOT currently has openstreetmap.or.id registered, but there is
>>> not a local OSM Indonesia chapter.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -Kate
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Simon Poole   
>>> <simon at osmfoundation.org> wrote:
>>>> As agreed at the last LCWG meeting, I've reworked the draft agreement to
>>>> contain most of the changes I proposed, see
>>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Agreement
>>>>
>>>> Please review, comment and discuss. The document should not be
>>>> considered the final legal text and insofar you should focus more on the
>>>> general contents and not on specific wording, it will go through a
>>>> formal legal review before being finalized.
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>>
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>>
>



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