[OSM-talk] HOT using the OpenStreetMap-Foundation trademark

[Roland Olbricht]

Hi all,

> it has been a while that HOT and the OpenStreetMap-Foundation are
> discussing about an agreement which would allow HOT (in case you do not
> know, it is a completely different organization, unrelated to the OSMF),
> to use the OpenStreetMap-Foundation registered marks.
>
> There is some documentation in the minutes, unfortunately it often does
> not cover what was actually discussed, just that something was
> discussed, that the discussion was not minuted on request, that it was
> discussed in the non-public part, and similar.

To stop any conspiracy theory before it spreads. I was on that chat,
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2022-02-10
and I do not remember that is was a topic. This means that is most
likely was a reminder that we still have it on the to-do-list or so.

It can backfire if done wrong, it is not urgent, and it is relatively
unimportant. So it is low priority.

I'm unhappy that I have not written much about my board activity so far.
There are things I'm unhappy with although not due to the community or
the board, more with general bureaucracy, and one should not write such
things in a hurry, accidentally insulting people. HOT is not on that list.

Closed sessions of the board have almost only the purpose to protect
personal privacy. There is no privacy involved here. It has been on the
mid-board chat because a simple notification should not stay dormant for
another two weeks.

This is a personal opinion, not an agreed position from the board.

Cheers,

Roland