[Osmf-talk] Local Chapters - preliminary comments welcome for Kosovo

[joost schouppe]

Hi Allan,

Thanks; I copied this over to
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Foundation/Local_Chapters/Applications/Kosovo

Op do 14 mei 2020 om 14:37 schreef Craig Allan <allan at iafrica.com>:

> RFC - Kosovo LC application
>
> Many thanks to FLOSSK for their application.
> 1 : Compliance: Not sure the incorporation as an NGO is sufficient for
> this purpose, but this should be checked.
> 2 : Important!: Article 3: Purpose of the articles of incorporation omits
> OSM. I would require at minimum that the applicant should include
> openstreetmap as at least a bullet item.
> 3 : Membership: The membership is explicitly unrestricted. Good.
> 4 : Advice only: The articles of incorporation have a few problems. But I
> don't think that is a criterion we are very concerned about so I'm not
> going to spell them all out.
>
> 5: OSM Activity and Membership
>  - Arianit Dobroshi, President, is an active contributor,  "Arianit" of
> long standing.
>  - Besfort Guri,  Board Member, is an active contributor, "BesfortGuri" of
> long standing.
>  - Dian Fishekqi, Board Member, doesn't have an obvious osm login.
>
> Pascal Neis list 147 people who have contributed to the map in Kosovo in
> the last 2 months.  See here:
> https://osmstats.neis-one.org/?item=countries&country=Republic%20of%20Kosovo
> Not all are from Kosovo, but most do seem to be residents.  At least some
> of these active mappers should be supporting this application.
>
> Conclusion:
> The application does not clearly identify how accrediting  FLOSSK as an
> OSM Local Chapter will support the goals of openstreetmap.
> I would not process this application further at this time.
> I would refer it back to the applicant with guidance; asking for them to
> re-submit after making significant improvement to the details about their
> activities that support OSM.
>
> Craig ALLAN
> (osm: cRaIgalLAn)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2020/05/13 20:11, Joost Schouppe wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> We would like to invite comments to Local Chapter applications a little
> sooner in the process. Usually the Secretary does a full review and
> consults with the Board BEFORE consulting with the local community and the
> OSMF membership.
>
> From now on, we plan to actively let the OSMF membership know about new
> applications as they come in; at least once we have received all of the
> necessary documentation. So I'd like to invite you to have a look at:
>
>
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/Applications/Kosovo
>
> If you have questions or remarks about this application, please put them
> on the Discussion/Talk tab for this page; or you can send them to
> secretary at osmfoundation.org
>
> Hopefully, this can make the process more transparent, fluent and, who
> know, more speedy.
>
> Best,
> Joost
> OSMF Board secretary
>
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