On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:12 PM, yvecai <
yvecai@gmail.com> wrote:
> We can add a discussion on a OpenStreetMap organization on our agenda.
> In French, briefly summarized:
>
> Simon Poole note qu'aux rencontre de Zürich, la création d'une asso
> OpenStreetMap suisse est souvent discutée, qui pourrait aider à:
> + Gérer un serveur Suisse
> + Avoir une existence formelle pour conclure des contrats avec des
> fournisseurs de données (swisstopo, ...)
> + Potentiellement être le chapitre local de OSMF
> Il est intéressé par avoir des retours Romands sur cette idée.
>
> Yves
>
> On 24. 06. 11 21:55, Simon Poole wrote:
>>
>> I apologize for hijacking this thread (and for using English, but my
>> French is simply lousy).
>>
>> At the Zürich "Stammtisch" we have repeatedly discussed the idea of
>> creating a Swiss
>> OSM association which could help with
>>
>> + running (a) server(s) with Swiss projects (not only from a financial and
>> organisational point of
>> view, but more important: helping to protect individuals from legal and
>> financial liabilities)
>>
>> + acting as a formal contract party for data providers (swisstopo and so
>> on)
>>
>> + and potentially be a local chapter of the OSMF
>>
>> I should point out that I have a rather long personal history with
>> activities in associations and at one
>> point in time promised myself that I would never help founding one again
>> :-). However after attending
>> the OpenData conference today in Berne, I must say that having a minimal
>> formal organisational
>> base would really help.
>>
>> I would also like to make clear, that in my vision such an association
>> would be very non-intrusive and
>> light weight.
>>
>> If you have time at your meeting, I would be very interested in feedback
>> from the French-speaking
>> part of Switzerland (and naturally from everybody else too).
>>
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
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