[OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] Draft resolution on membership prerequisites

[John Whelan]

The difficulty is if they pay then they feel committed and we get some 
money.  I know we get a lot of corporate funding but funding from 
individuals is better and more consistent.

A salesperson might describe it as closing the deal.

We have a very high turnover of new mappers for one reason or other but 
making them feel unwelcome by saying well you've mapped every day for a 
month but you still can't join when they show an interest isn't going to 
improve this.

How do you aggregate mapping by the way?  Many mappers on the list map 
under different names either for import, mechanical edits etc.  If you 
forget your user name and password it's simple to map under a different 
name.

Some names in the map crtl<h> history in JOSM don't actually show as an 
OSM mapper when you look them up.  How reliable is the has mapped for 42 
days?

I'd defer this until OpenStreetMap has sorted itself out and moved to 
the EU if it is going to.

Cheerio John

Amanda McCann wrote on 2/13/2022 1:24 PM:
> UK Law says that any "member" can vote (i think). Someone did suggest creating a separate category of nonvoting supporting member. But that is different from this proposal.
>
> So we're not allowed to change some things.
>
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:05 +00:00, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'd like to suggest that we accept membership from anyone,  money is
>> always nice, but voting is restricted to someone who has made 42 days
>> of contributions.  That way we can sign people up and get their money
>> without having to wait until they have mapped for 42 days first.
>>
>> I'm not quite sure how that would work but something along those lines.
>>
>> That way people can support us financially without having to prove they
>> have fought with JOSM etc for 42 days.  I might even drop the 42 to 21.
>>
>>
>> Cheerio John
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 11:28 Tobias Knerr <osm at tobias-knerr.de> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> at the 2020 AGM, a 79% majority of the membership asked the board to
>>> propose prerequisites for membership in the OSM Foundation which would
>>> ensure that all applicants for membership have made a reasonable amount
>>> of contributions to OSM (not necessarily through mapping).[1]
>>>
>>> We would like to ask for your feedback to a first draft of this proposal
>>> which you can read below. It uses a definition for "reasonable amount of
>>> contributions" that is comparable to the active contributor
>>> membership[2], but has lower requirements: 42 days of contributions ever
>>> instead of 42 days per year. Existing memberships would not be affected
>>> by this change.
>>>
>>> The 2020 resolution called for a membership vote on this topic in 2021.
>>> Unfortunately, the board didn't produce a proposal in time for the 2021
>>> AGM and we would like to apologize for this delay. Our current plan is
>>> to have the resolution ready for a general meeting on April 30, 2022.
>>>
>>>
>>> # Potential text of the resolution
>>>
>>> Using its powers under §15 of the Articles of Association, the board of
>>> directors shall reject applications for membership or associate
>>> membership if the applicant has not demonstrably contributed to
>>> OpenStreetMap on at least 42 days. The specific form of the
>>> contributions (e.g. mapping vs. non-mapping) does not make a difference
>>> for the fulfilment of these prerequisites. The board may delegate
>>> verification and rejection of membership applications to a working group.
>>>
>>> ## Rationale:
>>>
>>> This change would more firmly establish the OSMF as an entity serving
>>> the people and communities who create OpenStreetMap. By ensuring that
>>> votes in Foundation elections and resolutions are cast by OpenStreetMap
>>> contributors, it becomes more likely that the Foundation will continue
>>> to support the the project well.
>>>
>>> The criteria take inspiration from the fee waiver (known as active
>>> contributor membership) to allow using a similar implementation. Unlike
>>> the fee waiver, eligibility will be evaluated as a one-time step during
>>> application for membership, rather than annually. As such, members do
>>> not have to fear losing their membership if their activity fluctuates or
>>> declines. Existing memberships won't be affected.
>>>
>>> ## Considerations:
>>>
>>> This one-time check applies to all member applications including those
>>> that pay the regular £15 membership fee.
>>>
>>>
>>> # Footnotes
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/2020/Suggested_resolutions#Vote_3:_Work_on_membership_prerequisites
>>> [2] https://join.osmfoundation.org/active-contributor-membership/
>>>
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