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Fostering FOSS4G through International Collaboration
Jeff McKennaOSGeo, Board of Directors
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Osaka, Japan
And?
Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
Demonstration: Collaborating on An Open Software Project
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Why are you really here?
International Project
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Project Sponsor
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Project Partners
International Project
Project Goal: Improve the OSGeo Windows installer (OSGeo4W) through Internationalization
OSGeo4W Internationalization
OSGeo4W Internationalization
OSGeo4W Internationalization
OSGeo4W Internationalization
OSGeo4W Internationalization
OSGeo4W Internationalization
Is that all of the Collaboration?
New York City Code Sprint
20/02/2010
OCU Code Sprint
20/02/2010
Ok, so you like to sit in front of acomputer on Saturday night?
OSGeo Japan Local Chapter
Possibly the most active chapter
Brings international representatives to JP every year
Recommendation:
Be more visible outside of JP
FOSS4G 201x international?
Did someone say “Party”?
OSGeo.JP Bike
OSGeo.JP Phone
OSGeo.JP Cafe
Thank you!
Jeff McKennaOSGeo, Board of Directors
Requirements to Become an OSGeo Project
Code is under an OSI approved license
Geospatial software
Mature software
Substantial user community
Diverse developer community
Support relative standards
Links to existing OSGeo projects
(see: http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/evaluation.html)