For what reason are they running ArcSDE? The answer depends on the reason...
Chris ----- "Andy Kannberg" <andy.kannb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello people, > > I am new to the list, and I have subscribed for the following reason: > I am a linux/unix consultant, currently deployed at a government. At > this government they use a GIS system, based on Mapserver. Additional > software is also used, like GDAL, GEOS, ECW, ArcSDE SDK, Xerces-c, > Oracle Instant client, GD, Proj, Fcgi and Postgis. > All is running on a RHEL4 system. The idea is to run this all on > Ubuntu 8.04. I've found all packages to be available on Ubuntu, > except > for ArgSDE SDK (Now a part of ArcGIS Server) and ECW, which is from > Erdas. ArcGIS server is propietary, and is only supported on RedHat > or > Suse. > ECW is a SDK from Erdas (www.ermapper.com), and, apparantly they've > changed their EULA and it says, it is now allowed to use the ECW SDK > within Mapserver. (This is second hand info, so please don't shoot me > if it is not correct.) > > So, my actual question is, is there an alternative to ArcGIS and ECW > ? > Would appreciate it if someone can shed a light on this, as GIS > systems are new to me. > > cheers, > > Andy Kannberg > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ------ Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss