[Strategic] SOTM-EU on Frontpage?

[Kai Krueger]

On 06/03/2011 12:47 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> So it is only natural to have a SOTM-Denver ad on the OSMF web page.
But that is the thing. OpenStreetMap.org is not the page of the OSM-F. 
It is the page of the openstreetmap community that happens to be 
operated by OSM-F.

As OSM-F should be representing the community, this really shouldn't 
matter, as the two aims ought to be in line. However, if the two are no 
longer in line and OSM-F starts making decisions against what is best 
for the community, because it is better for it, then there is something 
very wrong here.

So the decision of whether to put an add for SOTM-EU on osm.org should 
only be judged by whether it is overall beneficial to the OSM community 
or not.

There are Pro's and Con's to splitting SOTM by continent so it is not 
immediately clear what is best for the community, but the (cost) barrier 
of flying across the Atlantic is probably large enough for anyone not 
traveling on a "corporate" budget to warrant a split.

Kai