Hi All Sorry - Correction here Assignment of Ownership - is not a correct term nor instrument here. So under the GPL license, this is overridden so an organsiation cannot have ownership of the plugin. What happens then - are they happy to give up?
On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 10:41, Emma Hain <e...@north-road.com> wrote: > Hi All > This is very interesting and a real part of OS software management in > regards to maintainance once the creator wishes to retire (and rightly > so!). On top of that, if the ownership sits with an organisation. For > clarification, does NGA or do you, Calvin, own them? > > I imagine if it is from one person to another, this is an informal > handover, but what happens when it is an organisation? Does an Assignment > of Ownership need to take place? > > Cheers > Em > > On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 04:41, Catania, Luke A ERDC-RDE-GRL-VA CIV via > QGIS-Developer <qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > >> Calvin, >> >> >> >> Thanks for your contribution. We use the Lat/Lon and MGRS Tools in our >> Joint Construction Management System (JCMS) Site Selection Plugin for QGIS >> that I am a lead developer on. >> >> >> >> Here at ERDC-GRL and AGC in Alexandria, VA, we have always had a >> connection with NGA. We hope NGA finds a developer who can continue >> maintaining the tools. >> >> >> >> Luke >> >> >> >> *From:* QGIS-Developer <qgis-developer-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> *On >> Behalf Of *C Hamilton via QGIS-Developer >> *Sent:* Friday, June 14, 2024 10:30 AM >> *To:* qgis-developer <qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> >> *Subject:* [QGIS-Developer] C Hamilton Plugin Continunity >> >> >> >> Hi QGIS Developers, >> >> >> >> As many of you know, I developed 12 QGIS plugins. I will be retired by >> the end of the month. NGA is supposed to take over maintenance of most of >> those plugins, but at this point in time they don't have anyone who is >> really qualified so I am not sure what will actually happen. If this does >> not happen and someone finds a problem with any of them, let me know and I >> will jump in and try to fix it, but I am going to let the process unfold to >> see what happens. >> >> >> >> If I can find a way to get paid for QGIS training or development then I >> am interested in continuing to do some work, but I am also going to enjoy >> retirement. Contact me if you need anything. >> >> >> >> Blockedhttps://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/user/hamiltoncj/Blocked >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Calvin >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QGIS-Developer mailing list >> QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> > > > -- > Emma Hain — Product Manager/Senior GIS Analyst > e...@north-road.com > [image: https://north-road.com] > *North Road* > Cartography • Development • Spatial Analysis > ------------------------------ > *north-road.com* <http://north-road.com> > <https://twitter.com/northroadgeo> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-road-studios> > <https://www.facebook.com/North-Road-997236690392419/home> > > -- Emma Hain — Product Manager/Senior GIS Analyst e...@north-road.com [image: https://north-road.com] *North Road* Cartography • Development • Spatial Analysis ------------------------------ *north-road.com* <http://north-road.com> <https://twitter.com/northroadgeo> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-road-studios> <https://www.facebook.com/North-Road-997236690392419/home>
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