Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Fwd: [Linux-aus] April 26 2007 World IP Day, run an event and tell WIPO =)]
See Larry Lessig presentation for a good start on the issues: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Lessig http://lessig.org/freeculture/ <--- you have to see this presentation Cheers On 4/10/07, Tim Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This looks like a good opportunity to put the case for examining the value (or lack of) patent related IP with respect to FOSS (and maybe all software in general). Does OSGeo have a position on this, as it looks like a great opportunity to get some exposure. Tim Bowden Forwarded Message From: Janet Hawtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux Australia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Linux SA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Open Source and Education <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Linux-aus] April 26 2007 World IP Day, run an event and tell WIPO =) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:08:08 +0930 From: Gavin Baker [FC-discuss] Question WIPO: "Encouraging Creativity: Are We?" April 26, 2007 is World Intellectual Property Day, as declared by our friends at WIPO. The theme for 2007 is "Encouraging Creativity" -- http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/world_ip/2007/index.html I encourage all free culture advocates to organize activities in proximity to IP Day with the theme: "Encouraging Creativity: Are We?" -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Franck Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Toute connaissance est une réponse à une question" G. Bachelard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] [Fwd: [Linux-aus] April 26 2007 World IP Day, run an event and tell WIPO =)]
This looks like a good opportunity to put the case for examining the value (or lack of) patent related IP with respect to FOSS (and maybe all software in general). Does OSGeo have a position on this, as it looks like a great opportunity to get some exposure. Tim Bowden Forwarded Message From: Janet Hawtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux Australia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Linux SA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Open Source and Education <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Linux-aus] April 26 2007 World IP Day, run an event and tell WIPO =) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:08:08 +0930 From: Gavin Baker [FC-discuss] Question WIPO: "Encouraging Creativity: Are We?" April 26, 2007 is World Intellectual Property Day, as declared by our friends at WIPO. The theme for 2007 is "Encouraging Creativity" -- http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/world_ip/2007/index.html I encourage all free culture advocates to organize activities in proximity to IP Day with the theme: "Encouraging Creativity: Are We?" Rather than a self-congratulatory pat on the back, modern intellectual property regimes deserve critical examination -- and, some argue, a kick in the ass. This crucial public policy issue should invite tempered deliberation and public participation, not grandstanding and finger-wagging. You could organize some other event -- or just get together with a group of friends at your favorite bar or cafe. Don't forget: WIPO says, "Member States and organizations are encouraged to send brief reports of the events and activities organized in their country to celebrate World IP Day." So be sure to send them an announcement of your event. I'm sure they'll be thrilled to hear. ___ linux-aus mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/linux-aus -- Mapforge Geospatial Level 3, 267 St Georges Tce Perth, 6000 Western Australia Ph: 08 9261 7780 Fax: 08 9261 7700 Mob: 04 2316 7272 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Journal articles and preparation
On 3-Apr-07, at 6:49 PM, Helton Uchoa wrote: Hi Tyler, I will include an article about projects or cases from Brazil in the volume 2. Great - I hope that in future volumes we can have reports from several local chapters as well. Tyler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Voting Member Additions
Hi everybody, The board has asked me to administer the upcoming election of additional voting members for OSGeo. This is just a brief update and some pre-information about the process. Everyone on this list is encouraged to participate in the nomination phase when it is opened. I will confirm the nominee's interest in the position. There will be an opportunity to discuss the contributions and merit of nominees on this mailing list. Then the existing voting members will vote to add them as voting members. I am currently wrapping up confirmation of our existing voting members' contact information, to ensure maximum participation. For background see membership documents on the wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:Membership Details of the process, including suggested membership selection criteria are here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/New_Membership_Process I encourage you to start thinking of potential members to nominate. Please note the nomination process is not open yet but I will announce it shortly. After new voting members are added there will be a similar board nomination/election process. More on that to come... Tyler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [Geodata] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely available geodata
Thanks for that Link Michael. It will be useful. Landon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adair, Mike Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 10:38 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: RE: [Geodata] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely available geodata More from the Canadian perspective - the GeoConnections program policy group has produced a "Best Practices Guide" for licensing of geospatial data which might help to inform the debate: http://www.geoconnections.org/publications/Best_practices_guide/Guide_to_Best_Practices_v12_finale_e.pdf It provides a good overview of the background issues and proposes 3 types of licences to standardize on: unrestricted-use with licence acknowledgement (click-through), an "end-user" licence and a distributor licence. Michael Adair GeoConnections Secretariat / Secrétariat de GéoConnexions 615 Booth St, 6th Floor / 615 rue Booth, 6e étage Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E9 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone / Téléphone: (613) 947-1342 Fax / Télécopieur: (613) 947-2410 www.geoconnections.org / www.geoconnexions.org > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Patton > Sent: April 1, 2007 2:05 PM > To: OSGeo Discussions > Subject: Re: [Geodata] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely > available geodata > > Jason Birch wrote: > > I'm sure that most of you have seen this, but these two free data > > resources (provincial and federal Canadian governements) are both > > employing a form of copyleft: > > > Kamloops (Canadian municipality) takes an interesting approach. > > Given the interest, maybe the 'OSGeo people' who are already > involved could organize a BOF session, and also do some > presentations. If there are 'local' resources such as > Canadian municipal/provincial/federal managers(or perhaps > even better, people from their legal departments) who could > attend, then perhaps they could also participate in the > BOF/presentations. Also, maybe there are lawyers who are > local(e.g. Victoria or BC) any who have some interest or > expertise who could attend - even if their perspective is > based on Canadian law, it might still help illuminate the discussions. > > -- > Dave Patton > > Canadian Coordinator, Degree Confluence Project > http://www.confluence.org/ > > Personal website - Maps, GPS, etc. > http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/ > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Libre Graphics Meeting - Montreal, May 4-6
FYI, OpenJUMP can import ESRI Shapefiles and has some limited ability to export SVG. I believe some of our users are using this feature and Inkscape to produce maps. I hope to revisit OpenJUMP's SVG export abilities in the next year. Landon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P Kishor Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:58 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Libre Graphics Meeting - Montreal, May 4-6 On 4/6/07, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was talking to some folks involved with the Libre Graphics Meeting > (below) and I think it'd be interesting to try to find some synergies > between our geospatial visualisation needs and their applications: > Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Scribus. We all know map production > is near and dear to our hearts and similar concepts are to theirs > too. It'd be great if someone could go and do a presentation about > our perspective on graphics with geo on the brain. A long time ago, another life, another place, I used a product called Mapublisher made by a Canadian company called Avenza. A plugin for Adobe Illustrator, t allowed me to import shapefiles into Illustrator and create nice looking posters/graphics, basically bypass the limitations of Arcview or of cutting and pasting bitmaps. Slick idea, it was. I believe Deneba's Canvas (or whatever the company is called now) does that as well. Having the ability to import shapefiles into Inkscape (a really fun product) would be very nice. . -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://www.osgeo.org/education/ - collaborate, communicate, compete = ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
