[Talk-GB] OSM UK site

[Richard Fairhurst]

Rob Nickerson wrote:
> No, the first steps are to get people signed up as members (more 
> shortly when I have had a chance to speak with Gregory) and then 
> to host a first meeting.

I see your point and it's great that so much work has gone into pre-thinking
the incorporation and such like... but I'm with Steve on this one: it would
be good to actually get something tangible happening. Whether that's a
slippy map or a lobbying group or PR or a crowdfunded satellite or a statue
of Steve Coast/Andy Robinson/Steve Chilton in Trafalgar Square is not really
the issue. There's a lot of enthusiasm for OSM in the UK - let's capitalise
on it sooner rather than later.

> The intention is that we can discuss ideas of what to do at that
> meeting. I'm sure that there will be a wide range of ideas, many of which
> wouldn't have even crossed my mind at all.

Traditionally OSM works by empowering those with great ideas to act on those
great ideas, rather than by holding a long series of meetings to pre-plan
everything. Otherwise you end up with "50 people voted that we should do
<n>!". "Great, which of them is actually doing it?" "Er..."

But you know all this. :) And well done for getting the paperwork sorted.

cheers
Richard




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