[Osmf-talk] OSGeo Oceania Local Chapter application

[Christoph Hormann]

On Wednesday 12 August 2020, joost schouppe wrote:
> This line of thinking makes sense for nation-states with a somewhat
> monolithic culture. Even in a country like Belgium, [...]

My argument however is not built on the cultural homogenity within
national local chapters, it is built on the need for representation of
all distinct cultural directions within the spatial scope.

I lack the detailed knowledge of the OSM community in Belgium to say if
there is such representation but i see no clear indication there is
not.  From the Swiss local chapter i know that the different language
regions in Switzerland are very unevenly represented in the LC and i
consider that a bit of an issue (and i am pretty sure the Swiss OSM
community does as well).  However Switzerland compared to Oceania has
much stronger cultural bonds within the area across language boundaries
and a common legal and economic system of course - not to mention much
closer spatial proximity in the first place.

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Christoph Hormann
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