Hi Gilberto,
Gilberto Camara schrieb:
> (Markus)
So from my point of view it is possible to compete in the GIS market
using an open source business model without any high-level government
intervention (although it surely helps)
I respectfully disagree. I doubt you could achieve the same
success in the USA, where there is no active public policy
in support of FOSS. I stand by my earlier assessment that
successful long-term FOSS needs government support (direct
or indirect).
Well, this is interesting and I now understand your point of view
better. I was really not aware that the indirect support that I can see
and feel in Europe already is so much stronger than it is in the US.
BTW, in South-East Asia (where I currently live and work) many countries
have an official initiative that calls for support and usage of Open
Source software, e.g. http://www.igos.web.id/ in Indonesia and
http://opensource.mampu.gov.my/ in Malaysia.
Best regards,
Markus
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