Le Thursday 03 January 2008 02:27:56 Dr. Markus Lupp, vous avez écrit : > Paul Ramsey schrieb: > >> Also, wasn't there a FOSS4G presentation about > >> consulting as a way to further FOSS GIS development > >> and make a living at it as well? > > > > Bit of a myth, as far as I can tell. This open source technology > > wedge is still so small that the business opportunities remain > > relatively tiny, particularly in North America, where the technology > > base is so homogenous and the mental lock-in to a vendor-led mentality > > so strong. > > Not a myth in Europe (or to be more precise, at least in Germany). There > is a number of (growing) companies that have FOSS GIS consulting > business models and do pretty well. > > > Regards, > > Markus
I agree with Markus, this is same in France, and a lot of people/companies are looking for OpenSource Products :) Have an happy new year, Y. -- Yves Jacolin --- http://softlibre.gloobe.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss