Thanks John for these comments and I think you have summed up where I think
we should be.
On Sat, Jan 25, 2025, 3:06 PM John Bryant via Oceania <
oceania@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> This has been on my mind as well. I really appreciate all the thoughtful
> comments in this discussion; I'd left Hoba
This has been on my mind as well. I really appreciate all the thoughtful
comments in this discussion; I'd left Hobart wondering if anyone had
feelings about the ESRI sponsorship, as I did.
It wasn't a great feeling in general. I didn't love that ESRI was promoting
ArcGIS at a FOSS4G, or that they
Hi All,
Thanks for the presentations Alex, I have been binge watching!
I echo Ems comments, it's great that we can have this discussion openly
like this, I really appreciate everyone's contribution and the OO board
members encouraging this to happen in the open.
I do however feel like we need to
Hi All
The great thing about a strong community is that we discuss things, learn,
change, or hold steadfast to our values and everyone is respected for their
position but we can see pass these views and still have a great community.
In regards to Kate's presentation, I did have issues with it but
Hello,
Thanks Alex for this well presented response.
I too have little quibble with Kate’s presentation, but do feel a bit
uncomfortable with ESRI’s presence at FOSS4G. Not so much that I do not think
they shouldn't be there, but enough that I would like to see them kept on a
tight leash.
My
Hey Folks
Hope we've all had a great break and are ready to tackle a new year, one
that already has some weird stuff going on in other countries, but
hopefully we're all safe and well and I wish everyone the best.
So, coming back around to this topic of the elephant.
First, I acknowledge that yo
ave been shat on by certain NZ ESRI partners (note there
>>> is no direct ESRI presence in NZ, which may have made a difference) over
>>> the years - both as a vendor and as a potential client. So, I have no
>>> particular love for the NZ ESRI partners (although there a
*Carrol Chan via Oceania
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room ESRI
Hi all,
Even though I did not attend the conference this year I was
orship in the future.
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>> Cheers
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>> Simon
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>> *From:* Oceania *On Behalf Of *Carrol
>> Chan via Oceania
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 21, 2024 2:08 PM
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>> *Cc:* OSge
no
>>> particular love for the NZ ESRI partners (although there are some
>>> exceptional individuals I talk to occasionally).
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>>> I think it is fantastic that everyone is engaging in this conversation
>>> (even if my own
HIya all
...just chiming in to say that ESRI *sponsoring* FOSS4G events isn't new at
a global level. Inviting an ESRI employee to keynote is new; and if I read
right, sponsoring a TGP, is new.
My own response to the news was "OK interesting - what is ESRI buying here?
and who from within the open
occasionally).
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>> I think it is fantastic that everyone is engaging in this conversation
>> (even if my own views may not align with everyone) and we should certainly
>> consider our communities views when looking at sponsorship in the future.
>>
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> Chan via Oceania
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> Hi all,
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> Even though I did not attend the
future.
Cheers
Simon
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Hi all,
Even though I did not attend the conference this year I was definitely a
Hi all,
Even though I did not attend the conference this year I was definitely a
bit taken aback when I saw ESRI as a sponsor and completely understand the
feelings of those who have been burned not only by regional distributors,
but also strong ESRI advocates. However, I believe our community
(es
Thanks for bringing it up Andrew J, it hasn't sat especially well with me
either. It was a great event, but it seemed incongruous to have a vendor
selling ArcGIS at a booth at a FOSS4G.
On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 21:02, Andrew Harvey via Oceania <
oceania@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Go
Thanks to Andrew and everyone else who has contributed to this discussion.
It seems to have stirred quite a reaction in the community, and it’s
important to address it.
As Alex pointed out, the committee's decisions are somewhat separate from
the board. That said, I personally supported this initi
Hi Andrew
Thanks for raising this, and I'm glad we're having the discussion.
The local organising committee for FOSS4G SotM Oceania operates
independently of the Board, even though some on the committee may be Board
members. And as a committee, we talked a lot about decisions on keynotes,
making
Hi all,
I was asked the same question by some of the people that attended with me. My
answer to them was that the FOSS4G community often tells people that major
companies should care and invest in FOSS4G, Open Standards and Data as
ultimately they benefit from it.
While have ESRI as a sponsor
Hi,
My quick 2 cents : I felt it weird too, and bring an unconfortable
feeling. (It doesnt question the capacity to organize a great event thought)
Have a lovely day all
Le 20/11/2024 à 03:23, John Bryant via Oceania a écrit :
Thanks for bringing it up Andrew J, it hasn't sat especially well
Hi Andrew,
Good on you for speaking up about your concerns! I'm sure you're not the only
one who had this thought.
Speaking from myself here, as far as I'm aware anyone can support the
conference financially through sponsorship without any other requirements, but
it would be up to the organisi
Hi All,
I hope everyone that was able to attend the FOSS4G SOTM Oceania Hobart
conference had a great time. I'm still very much bummed that I wasn't able
to make it down there and my only start at the OO conference remains
Melbourne in 2018. I plan on improving my numbers as best I can into the
fu
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