On 10/27/2010 05:50 AM, Tim Michelsen wrote: >>> Are you seeing positions requiring knowledge of open source software such as > GRASS? >> >> Two of the panelists answered. One said >> >>> More generally, the ability to create custom software solutions - whether > proprietary or open source or a >> combination of the two - is in high demand. >> >> which is a good, healthy response. But the other said >> >>> Not seeing positions posted with GRASS. > Please, both users, academia and industry need to see that it's not about a > particular software product. > In the end it countshow efficient I can get a particular job done and how > accurate the results are. > > FOSS stuff is great for teaching because they allow to understand the ideas > behind both by sound combination of different tools and looking into the > development life cycle (bug discussions, maillist, code). students can do > their > own work without licese headaches and also achive tracability of the results. >
I agree, I don't think the question was asked in the most appropriate way to gauge the influence of Open Source in geospatial Academia. For example a recent job post forwarded to OSGeo-Edu http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/web-mapping-and-open-source-GIS-part-time-lecturer-at-Clark-U-spring-2011-td5638913.html#a5638913 Open Source credentials clearly part of the mix. I would also note that the number of positions that specifically ask for Arc Teaching is relatively low compared to the total number of positions advertised in the field. Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
