[Strategic] next issues facing Strategic

[Emilie Laffray]

On 8 November 2010 16:14, <richard at systemed.net> wrote:

> Emilie Laffray wrote:
>
>  But as Mikel said, the question of how and what OSMF provides is
>> interesting
>> enough.
>>
>
> I'd largely agree with Frederik's point (though "money-laundering" was
> perhaps a bit harsh :) ) - we are not here as an intermediary to raise funds
> from one organisation and donate them to another.
>
> OSMF has very limited resources (capital, revenue, and human alike) and we
> need to focus them on the core mission: growing the database and making it
> available via openstreetmap.org.
>
> If Maposmatic, which is a terrific project, could be _sustainably_
> integrated into osm.org as "export tab on crack" then that might be
> interesting. But our volunteers and our resources are stretched thinly
> enough that we need to be careful about taking on extra work.
>


I would like to point that I only relayed the fact that the maposmatic
project needed hosting to the board. Whether we can provide support to them
or not is open to question as it stands right now. I am actually a bit
annoyed that they end up been caught in the middle when it was definitely
not my intention.
I am fully aware of how stretched the ressources of the foundation are on
all 3 count, but it is worth considering how we should evolve.
As you point yourself, an integration with the osm.org website could prove
useful, and it could be even be possible in terms of implementation already
based on what I see. The real question is of the ressources, which is
exactly what this discussion is all about.

Emily Laffray
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