OSS-Cluster-Sep12-12

ESIP Open Source Cluster Kickoff Telecon September 12, 2012, 11am PT

Attendees

Chris Mattmann
Sean Kelly
Bruce Caron
Paul Ramirez
Jing [Last name?]
Christine White
Robert Downs
Andrew Hart
Curt Times
Cameron Goodale
Steve Aulenbach
Annette Schloss
Marlon Pierce

Attendees Interest - around the room:

   Sean Kelly - NASA, and NOAA data systems
   Bruce Caron - Drupal OSS, share code and resources
   Paul Ramirez - JPL, open source = open data
   Jing - Denver University/GMU assistant professor, department of geo sciences, interested in open source
   Christine White - Geoportal, ArcGIS
   Robert Downs - Vice-Chair, NASA ESDSWG Software Reuse WG, open source
   Andrew Hart - open source developer, Software Reuse WG
   Curt Times - USGCRP
   Cameron Goodale, JPL, Software Reuse WG
   Steve Aulenbach, ecology, climate sciences
   Annette Schloss, JNH, Informix, Postgres, really wants to keep in touch with the open source trends

Charters

 - clusters define their own government process
 - Chris to take an action to start drafting a charter

Upcoming conferences

  - Add OSCON, AGU session on Open Source

Objective of the group

  - agreement from folks on the call as to the group's objectives

Membership

  - All ESIP clusters are open to anyone who wants to join

General

   - Bob Downs: build on NASA ESDSWG Software Reuse WG work
   - Marlon Pierce: upcoming meeting at SC12' on Apache open source governance model