I think "Switch2osm" is a very good example how to help migrating to non-proprietary tools: https://switch2osm.org/ I quickly went through their site and as far as I could see, competitor names only appear in case studies. Maybe we could have "switch2foss" in a similar way.
It's a very good idea to help new users to find open alternatives to the proprietary software they're using right now. I agree with many here, that this doesn't require to provide links to them. Best regards, Daniel On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl) < gert-...@osgeo.nl> wrote: > As a regular user of proprietary GIS software (ArcGIS, FME, Oracle Spatial > etcetera) I can assure that it is very valuable to have some sort of > guidance in the diversity of the FOSS landscape. > > I agree that "similar proprietary products" isn't the right label. > However, instead of the proposed "migratte from" (which sound like a > complete migration plan) I'd suggest the label "comparable proprietary > software". > > Kind regards, > > Gert-Jan > > > > María Arias de Reyna schreef op 21-09-2017 8:30: > > On 20 September 2017 at 02:41, Helmut Kudrnovsky <hel...@web.de> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear OSGeo community >>>>> >>>>> I want to bring you a discussion on a github ticket about linking to >>>>> "similar proprietary products" [1] to your attention. >>>>> >>>>> My comment there: >>>>> >>>>> "I support and concur with Venka that the item "Similar Proprietary >>>>> Products" should be removed. There isn't only one proprietary GIS >>>>> software >>>>> out there, there are several others. IMHO such comparisons may be part >>>>> of >>>>> e.g. a reviewed scientific paper/elaboration, where our OSGeo projects >>>>> - if >>>>> they want to - may link to. I see no added value for OSGeo to serve >>>>> such >>>>> links. As already elsewhere mentioned by me, reciprocity is the key if >>>>> such >>>>> items are listed, but I can't see this happen. " >>>>> >>>>> I'm pretty much convinced that more effort to help our OSGeo projects >>>>> improving on every level (e.g. documentation, reach out, testing, etc) >>>>> is >>>>> the key rather than linking to proprietary software. One of such >>>>> opportunities may be the upcoming Google Code In (GCI) 2017 e.g. to >>>>> produce >>>>> nice screenshots for documentation, produce some fancy videos etc. >>>>> based on >>>>> tiny little tasks for students aged 13 to 17. A good invest in the >>>>> young who >>>>> will be our OSGeo's future. >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> Helmut >>>>> OSGeo charter member >>>>> >>>>> [1] https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/issues/100 >>>>> [2] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2017-September/ >>>>> 036217.html >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> Hi, >> >> On my opinion, it makes sense to show relation between propietary and >> free and open software. Just because we want to people to migrate to >> free and open source software, so it is good if they can search for >> the software they are currently using to know what software will they >> use. It makes sense, it makes life easier on migrations. >> >> Said this, I prefer the "Migrate from" label much better. And sure, no >> link to the product, just the name. Why would we need a link? If they >> don't know what that software is, the information is useless to them. >> If they already know what that software is, the information is >> redundant. So having a name is fine, having a link is nonsense. >> >> Is "Migrate from" label aggresive? Not at all. We are OsGeo, we are >> promoting FLOSS. Promoting FLOSS means we are encouraging people to >> move from propietary to open. That is our philosophy, that is our >> motto. If propietary software feels bad because we follow our goals... >> well, then maybe they should stop promoting their own software too >> because that makes me feel bad. >> >> Regards, >> María. >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Georepublic UG & Georepublic Japan eMail: daniel.ka...@georepublic.de Web: https://georepublic.info
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