[Strategic] SOTM-EU on Frontpage?

[Steve Coast]

Those are good points up and until the point that OSMF has a legal duty.

An extreme example - the community decides to put hardcore porn on the 
front page, but OSM own the domain name.

An extreme example - the community decide to advertise SOTMEU on the 
front page and OSMF lose $50k or something, then Kai decides to sue the 
board for not acting in the best interests of the OSMF.

Steve


On 6/3/2011 12:54 PM, Kai Krueger wrote:
> 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
>
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