From 519ac4901c8231c6a6e04983d1066e5335c6ff42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sab Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:45:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 2024 PSC Election Candidates (markdown) --- 2024-PSC-Election-Candidates.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/2024-PSC-Election-Candidates.md b/2024-PSC-Election-Candidates.md index 7746024..5b61f5d 100644 --- a/2024-PSC-Election-Candidates.md +++ b/2024-PSC-Election-Candidates.md @@ -172,3 +172,36 @@ Having been away from close QGIS contribution for one year, it made me clear tha - Try new funding solutions, like NumFocus approach, helping user groups to get sustaining members, or provide paying improved installers for corporations on Windows - Revive QGIS server and client OGC certification - And obviously have QGIS conquer the universe +**Introduction / main QGIS related activities:** + +**Candidate name:** Saber Razmjooei + +| Available as | Location | Pic | +|---|---|---| +| PSC member | mobile | ![Saber Razmjooei](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64a7b431134d96b4b5f9c5b9/64e48edbaf242533991e0c8a_Saber_Razmjooei.webp) | + +**Introduction / main QGIS related activities:** + +My first encounter with QGIS was in 2006 when I was trying to process some raster data through GRASS and then easily view the results. After a couple of years of tinkering with QGIS, I decided with a colleague to start a company and offer training and support around the software as we both saw the potential for making a living and helping support the software. We attended QGIS HFs and managed to organise a QGIS HF (Sept 2013) in Brighton, where developers enjoyed pizzas for dinner! + +Over the course of the years, we have created a sustainable business model around QGIS and have been actively contributing directly to the project. The connections and friendships made with users and contributors has been the single most important achievement of my involvement with this amazing project. + + +**Vision**: + +QGIS has grown to become one of the most popular open source projects. The human and hardware infrastructure built around the software 5-10 years ago is not very suitable and representative of where the project is and heading to. + + To help the project grow and bring more users and contributors onboard, we need to make some fundamental changes to how we operate. I would be happy to contribute and bring the following changes: +- Funding and financing: we should proactively approach some of the large organisations and users of QGIS to contribute to the project. Unfortunately, most of those organisations choose QGIS as they perceive the cost to be free. A couple of the practical ways of persuading such organisations to get involved: + - Direct approach and highlighting the fact that not contributing to the project can undermine their own business in long run + - Asking other organisations who are active to share their stories, e.g. the amount saved by migrating to QGIS, the amount they invest in the project. +- Onboarding contributors: we should have a similar scheme as Google Summer of Code in place to invite younger enthusiasts to help the project. +- QGIS in education: there are already several universities and teaching institutes using QGIS as their main teaching platform. A centralized place for sharing experiences, materials and accreditation to help QGIS become a de facto teaching tool. +- QGIS marketplace: currently those who need certain features or want to get an issue resolved, can go through the QGIS issue repository. It would be good to create a platform to put developers in direct contact with those who are willing to fund a feature, contribute to a crowdfunding campaign related to QGIS or fix a bug + + +**Motivation:** + +QGIS is an amazing tool. I would like the users to understand the awesomeness of QGIS and the amount of work that goes behind the scenes for them to freely download and use it. This will help widening the contributions and contributors to the project. + +---