[Osmf-talk] microgrants - second draft policy document

[Christoph Hormann]

On Tuesday 14 January 2020, Joost Schouppe wrote:
>
> * many of the points of my previous comments:
> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2019-October/00
> >6294.html
> >
> > still apply (with the exception of the progress made on the
> > follow-up on projects - more on that below) I would encourage the
> > new board members to look over these previous comments.
>
> I hope they already did, it's all neatly documented in our gitlab :)
> We did look quite closely at your input before, and implemented
> things when we saw a way to do so.

I don't doubt that - i just saw that you have not changed the "be open
by default" and "personal benefits" formulations.  There might be good
reasons for that but with your contemplations on this being non-public
i can't know that.  Hence the reminder that these comments might be of
interest.

> I don't think we ask for English speaking capabilities in the
> document?

No you don't - but i'd bet that the committee members you select will
all have good English language ability.  Whether or not this is a
formal criterion is not the point.

> I think both potential problems are sufficiently addressed by having
> a call for volunteers for the second fase. They can be a critical
> voice to compensate for possible groupthink or cognitive dissonance.
> And the committee can look for people with specific language skills
> if that turns out to be necessary given the accepted projects.

Yes, the document currently does not detail this and if the committee
shows a good hand in doing this (by delegating not only work but also
authority) i would tend to agree.

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Christoph Hormann
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