[Osmf-talk] Balancing the presence of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT US Inc) in the OpenStreetMap Foundation

[Joseph Reeves]

>i am actually much more wary
>about the fact that so far none of the HOT >members running for the OSMF
>board has indicated to consider resigning HOT >membership

You're over thinking the implications of HOT membership. There's nothing
more I can say.

Cheers, Joseph
On 2 Dec 2015 19:18, "Christoph Hormann" <chris_hormann at gmx.de> wrote:

> On Wednesday 02 December 2015, Kate Chapman wrote:
> >
> > As for diversity, I'm sorry that Yantisa Akhadi who works for HOT has
> > been dragged into this. I think having a board member familiar with
> > the Asia region and very familiar with the OSM community in Indonesia
> > would be a real asset. After all it is the 4th most populous country
> > in the world. Think of all the potential mappers out there. I would
> > willingly resign my HOT membership if I met Yantisa would be elected
> > to the OSMF board, I think that having a variety of regional views is
> > far more important than my say in HOT.
>
> Thanks a lot for this gesture - even if ultimately immaterial it is
> great to see clear indications that this is not all about power and
> influence.
>
> I have indicated that i consider HOT membership as a possible source of
> conflicts with work on the OSMF board but i am actually much more wary
> about the fact that so far none of the HOT members running for the OSMF
> board has indicated to consider resigning HOT membership (or suspend it
> in case that is possible) if being elected to the OSMF board than about
> formal membership.  I do not consider this a knock-out criterion but i
> distinctly noted this when studying the answers - to me the willingness
> to give up something dear to yourself for the common cause is a very
> signficant qualification for something like an OSMF board position.
>
> W.r.t. balanced representation of worldwide OSM communities - of course
> having people from the equally underrepresented communities of South
> America, Africa and Russia would be a gain as well.  With four seats
> available all four could be covered although the candidates from
> Western Europe and North America are certainly not without merits
> either...
>
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> Christoph Hormann
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