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Potential topics for interview/discussion and the orgs/people to talk to

talking to sponsors

find sponsors willing to talk about why they sponsor and what they hope to get from the experience

  • CartoDB
  • MapZen
  • Esri
  • Google
  • IBM

the ecosystem

talk to someone about the FOSS4G history and OSGEO history

  • Jody
  • Helena
  • Venka
  • Regina

Boston Open Source

talk to someone about the open source roots and strength in the boston area, what does it look like now

  • FSF
  • Red Hat
  • MIT

Boston Spatial

talk to someone about the spatial roots and strength in the boston area, what does it look like now

  • esri
  • Harvard
  • ?

Governance

talk to someone about how one sets up an open source community governance

  • Red Hat
  • FSF
  • lawyers, non-profit lawyers?

NEWB

talk to someone about on boarding and adoption

  • Red Hat
  • FSF
  • GitHUB

Standard Questions

  • How do you inspire adoption?
  • What do you personally get out of this?
  • What does your organization get out of this?
  • What does the past look like?
  • What does the future look like?
  • How big is your organization?
  • How do you build community?
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