Fyi, There's a "geo for all" newsletter since ages... But is not for open source only ;-)
http://www.rivistageomedia.it/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=482&key=4dc9ro0Y&subid=52700-701c307f8d0c4b994b9fa755d5c5ad08&tmpl=component&acm=52700_482 Il 02 ago 2017 11:08 PM, "Cameron Shorter" <cameron.shor...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > Hi Suchith, > > > I suggest it would be worth making clear geoforall principles for joining > geoforall [1], which includes promoting Open Source GIS Software. (I could > envisage a proprietary vendor claiming compliance with "promoting > Geospatial for All", by promoting their proprietary product, or promoting > an open source extension to their proprietary product.) > > > [1] http://www.geoforall.org/how_to_join/ > > On 3/8/17 1:08 am, Suchith Anand wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > I had a query recently on if a university lab backed by some proprietary > GIS vendors can start moving to open principles in Geoeducation[1] . I > replied that very definitely .In fact many of our GeoForAll university labs > (even just few years back!) were using proprietary GIS software ONLY before > they switched to Open principles to ensure open innovation . All > universities are welcome to start downloading all OSGeo software and > install in your lab machines as you wish. You don't need any ones > permission to install OSGeo software and teach your students . It is good > to show students both proprietary and open solutions, so they start > appreciating the importance of open solutions for innovation. It will also > help build open minds for students and contribute to open knowledge. We > also welcome all academics and educators to give away OSGeo live DVDs [2] > to your students. Freedom is a fundamental right. > > We look forward to help this migration of former properitery GIS only > labs to move to Open Principles in Geospatial Science education. Thanks to > all OSGeo volunteers who helped make tools like QGIS available free to all > schools worldwide forever. > > Best wishes, > > Suchith > > [1] http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2017-July/003959.html > [2] https://live.osgeo.org/en/index.html > > > > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee > and may contain confidential information. If you have received this > message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. > > Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this > message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the > author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the > University of Nottingham. > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an > attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your > computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email > communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as > permitted by UK legislation. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing > listDiscuss@lists.osgeo.orghttps://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -- > Cameron Shorter > M +61 419 142 254 > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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