[Osmf-talk] Geolibres Local Chapter application for Argentina

[Allan Mustard]

Christoph,

Local chapters have advised the Board that the road from local community
to local chapter is complicated and hard to navigate. I see nothing
wrong with the LCCWG's helping local communities make that journey more
easily.  If you object to this role for the LCCWG, please state your
objection.

The OSMF Board is currently consulting with the membership on the
GeoLibres local chapter application.  Please share any thoughts or
constructive suggestions regarding that application to this list.

Your citation of the GitLab note
(https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/5) and its accompanying
*cough* imply that you believe the LCCWG is in fact involved in
"approval" of applications.  The full quote reads as follows:

> I'm actually surprised that the LCCWG allowed the application to
> move forward to this stage without having the obvious issue
> addressed.
> The LCCWG currently does not have any role in reviewing or
> pre-approving any local chapter applications.
> <cough>
>
> https://gitlab.com/osmfoundation/lccwg/-/issues/5
Regarding the content of the GitLab note cited above, OSM India faces
some specific hurdles peculiar to Indian law that will make attainment
of local chapter status more difficult than is the case in most other
countries.  I have thus suggested to others involved in the LCCWG's work
that a dialog with OSM India might lead to a solution to the problems
OSM India faces in even applying for local chapter status.  If you see
potential harm in such a dialog, please state your concerns clearly to
this list so that we may take them into account.

apm

On 5/5/2020 9:58 AM, Christoph Hormann wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 May 2020, Joost Schouppe wrote:
>> There is no India application,[...]
> And i have not claimed there to be one.
>
> I am putting the following quotes in relation:
>
>> LCCWG agreed to work with OSM India as a trial in supporting local
> groups way before they apply to become a local chapter.
>
>> The LCCWG currently does not have any role in reviewing or
>> pre-approving any local chapter applications.
> Interpretation of this is left to anyone to do for themselves.
>
>> The question from Allan was about helping them analyze
>> different models for their organization so that maybe, one day, they
>> might make a Local Chapter application.
> The success of which might depend on the choice of membership model
> which might be affected by reviews being done way before there is
> actually a formal local chapter application.  Hence the two quotes i
> cited above definitely deserve to be seen together.
>
> --
> Christoph Hormann
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