Vision for OSArch

baswein

A number of recent threads have had me wondering about the ultimate role and goal of OSArch as I see it having a lot more potential that it's current form as a forum.
A potential model is OSGeo https://www.osgeo.org/about/ .
As an experiment I took their goals and replaced Geo with Arch to get a sense of what that would cover for OSArch.
OSGeo OSArch is a foundation. The following aspirational goals support the overall mission. As a foundation we seek to:

• provide resources for foundation projects;
• foster the use of open source geospatial AEC software;
• encourage interoperability with open and community standards;
• ensure interoperability between the foundation projects;
• encourage a high degree of quality and innovation in foundation projects;
• champion the use of open-source and community participation through the development of an open education curriculum
• enable communication and cooperation amongst OSGeo OSArch communities;
• champion community building through horizontal (local chapters) engagement and through vertical (sector specific) agreements with like-minded organizations;
• be a welcoming and inclusive worldwide organization at all levels;
• celebrate excellence, openness and service within the OSGeo OSArch community.

As you can see it covers a lot of ground that it seems like this covers a lot of the ground that the forum has been discussing.

Moult

I like this!

DADA_universe

This is succinct and quite apt, however, should this be merged with this thread to keep that conversation in one place, at least till everything coalesces into a statement that can be officially adopted?

brunopostle

It would be nice to have something about enabling lovable, nurturing buildings that don't cost the earth. As for me, this is the ultimate aim, the open source thing is just a means to this end.

joselaks

I like the idea a lot !