Sandro Santilli 🌍 GIS#OSGeo board is thinking about lowering the barrier to register as an OSGeo User and thus obtain access to many services provided by the Foundation.
Could this open the doors to #AI abusers making the hard work of volunteer sysadmins even harder ?
https://discourse.osgeo.org/t/board-to-vote-on-the-mantra-requirement/154133
Board to vote on the mantra requirement
I've stumbled upon the minutes from the board meeting of March 31, 2026 and found what looks like an ill-defined motion to: - Drop the "mantra" requirement to become an OSGeo User - Allow anyone with a passport from major corporations (Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft) to automatically become an "OSGeo User" The motion goal seems to be aimed at simplifyinng the onboarding experience, but seems to be missing the point of the "mantra" as an intentional barrier we setup to protect ourselves...