[OSM-talk] New Logo in the Wiki

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 05/04/11 03:23, Serge Wroclawski wrote:
> Dave, if you have a suggestion that would let us communicate in real
> time (not over weeks via email) then please share this with the group.

The alternative to communicating in real-time is fundamentally changing 
your organisational structure to reduce international decision-making to 
an absolute bare minimum by devolution.

For example, move to a kind of distributed software/database 
architecture, incorporate OpenStreetMap Australia, let them collect 
their own funds, operate their own database, make their own decisions, 
have their own logo, have their own project main page, have their own 
strategy working group, have their own license, and so on.

Same for other continents or time zone bands.

I know it sounds crazy and it is certainly not something we can do 
tomorrow - but then again many of us are better (and more comfortable) 
solving technical problems than dealing with humans.

I am sure there must be other international projects where there is no 
centrally planned strategy and central funding/operations, just a very 
thin and powerless international body in which the regional/national 
organisations are members, and the latter have all the funding, 
operations, and manpower.

Bye
Frederik