[OSM-talk-be] Association/Veriniging OpenStreetMap Belgium ? (very soon ?)

[Nicolas Pettiaux]

2012/10/12 Dennis Bollyn <dennis at gyrbo.be>

> The problem for me is that the association is basically overhead. It costs
> money and effort to maintain it while not offering any intrinsic benefits.

indeed


> The only reason we are considering it is because of a (possible) donation
> from the government. Creating two separate associations would double the
> overhead.
>
+1

> For now, I see no reason to create a Flemish counterpart. Since there
> would only exist a single association, it would be the de facto one to go
> to for all Belgian related situations.
>
> we said from the beginning that it could be done when needed.

In summary, I propose to create a single association (which is what would
> probably happen anyway). If this association is created in Brussels, on
> "neutral ground", it should be acceptable for both Walloon, Flemish and
> Brussels governments. If the need should every arise (a government refuses
> to work with an association that also works with other governments,
> disagreements, ...), we can always split the association afterwards.
>
> make sense.

+2

Nicolas

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