[Osmf-talk] Did GlobalLogic just admit guilt?

[Donal Hunt]

I believe this is a mature, productive and pragmatic approach to this
problem. Good job!

Donal

On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 12:17, Volker Schmidt <voschix at gmail.com> wrote:

> I support this way of proceeding.
>
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2019, 09:20 joost schouppe, <joost.schouppe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Rory,
>>
>> The wording in the minutes might not have been subtle enough. It is quite
>> obvious that these memberships were connected to GlobalLogic. It was also
>> quite obvious that whatever there was to gain from a signup like this, they
>> were overal damaging to GlobalLogic itself. The Board, GlobalLogic, MWG and
>> the members who were subscribed in this signup will likely work together to
>> cancel these memberships associated with GlobalLogic. Through our talks
>> with the company, we have found what we think is a productive way forward.
>>
>> I understand feeling the need "to put them on trial", but as a Board,
>> we'd rather focus on helping to find this company a productive place in the
>> OpenStreetMap ecosystem. What happened was more in breach of the spirit of
>> the law than the law itself. I think this sets a fine example for other
>> companies: we will -not- allow transgressions of the spirit of the project,
>> but we -will- give companies the chance to make mistakes and learn from
>> them. Just like we do with anyone involved in the project.
>>
>> --
>> Joost Schouppe
>> (this is not an official Board statement, though I did ask for some
>> feedback first)
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