[Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] "The Future of Free and Open-Source Maps" Slashdot.org , Saturday February 17, 2018

[Seán Lynch]

Is there a series of how to contribute to OpenStreetMap online seminars? If
there is I haven't seen them (I'm new). If not, that would be cool.

On 20 February 2018 at 12:32, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for this conversation.
>
>
> I think it is also about clear pathways for engagement.
>
> A thought exercise:
> how might we reshape ourselves to improve software contributions? What is
> the vision we have to support the working groups and engage more folks
>
> Some ideas:
>
> -ask for software contributions that value their time
> -give credit/tell a good inclusive story
> -product/project management (1 hour, 3 hour, 5 times a month asks)
> -engage in human collaboration (kindness)
> -be a community manager
>
> I am with Joost on this 'root cause' opportunity - track ideas, iterative
> together, coordinate.
>
> Heather
>
> Heather Leson
> heatherleson at gmail.com
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>
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 11:44 AM, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:
>
>> Actually I think this is more  indicative of why software development is
>> so inefficient in OSM than anything else.
>>
>> There are plenty of developers in OSM space, but when they do something
>>
>> - It is mainly ego driven, quite understandably so "if I spend my free
>> time on something, I want the glory", with the result that it is nearly
>> impossible to get people to work together on an existing project,
>>
>> - it is completely uncoordinated, the EWG just went through a process of
>> gathering and prioritising important tasks, Bryan creates a parallel effort
>> to bolster his election platform so we end up with duplication of effort
>> even at a meta level, not to mention that most devs can't even be a****d to
>> mention on the dev list that they intend to work on something and by that
>> don't get important requirement information (for example information on
>> GDPR related requirements).
>>
>> SImon
>>
>> Am 20.02.2018 um 08:57 schrieb joost schouppe:
>>
>> This discussion shows once again how great we are at generating smart
>> ideas. That definitely is not our problem. But all ideas are equal and will
>> only get executed if the one who posited them executes them. As the project
>> becomes more complex, that means you can either play in a corner by
>> yourself, or try to effect change as an individual. It also means power to
>> the devs and the time-rich, not to the community at large. None of which is
>> optimal.
>> We need a way to turn a thread into competing ideas, and to turn winning
>> ideas into actions. I'm not sure how we can do that, but I'm enthousiastic
>> about Bryan Housel's just-do-it project of using a github issue tracker for
>> that (see his position statement for the OSM-US elections [1]). I agree
>> with emacsen that having such things run by a single developer is probably
>> the worst possible solution, but I think this is a good enough idea to be
>> worth a shot for being organised at OSMF level.
>>
>>
>> 1: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Bhousel
>>
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