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] Product survey MySQL, Oracle, PostGIS
... available here: Product Survey on Geo-databases Geo-databases: May 2007, Volume 21, Issue 5 http://www.gim-international.com/productsurvey/id21-Geodatabases_May_,_Volume_,_Issue.html Regards, Markus ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Libre Graphics Meeting - Montreal, May 4-6
Hi Tyler, I live in Montreal and am interested in helping the OSGeo with the Libre Graphic Meeting. I can't offer much but we can at least host in our home for several nights anyone from the OSGeo who wants to attend the Libre Graphic Meeting. We can accomodate at least two people and more is possible (I'll have to deal this with my wife). We live 10 minutes away from the École Polytechnique de Montréal, where the event will be held. You can contact me by email but I'll be out of the country from the 14th of April to the first of May and won't read my emails during that period. Cheers! Alex http://slashgeo.org -- Alexandre Leroux, M.Sc., Ing. Environnement Canada / Environment Canada Centre météorologique canadien / Canadian Meteorological Centre Division de la réponse aux urgences environnementales / Environmental Emergency Response Division [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) 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. Anyone near Montreal first week of May? More info... Let me know if you want to follow up with them and I'll put you in touch. Tyler -- http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/ This conference is all about participation. Artists and developers, feel free to bring your laptops and show us what you can (and can't yet) do. Organise a BOF about your favourite project or feature. We're aiming for a bazaar. Libre Graphics Meeting is free to attend, and open to all. We bring together developers and users of the best of free software graphics applications - Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Scribus, and more. 2007 promises to be a fun ride, with tutorials and presentations of applications, and lots of time and space to chat, meet up with old friends, make new ones. Plans will be made, hacking and drawing will be done, fun will be had. ___ 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
[OSGeo-Discuss] Canadian Government provides more free data access
http://www.geogratis.ca/geogratis/en/whatsnew.html April 2, 2007 - In response to demands from users for no fee access to framework geographic data and the increasing technological shift in the marketplace, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is pleased to announce that starting April 1st 2007, the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) will change the way its Digital Topographic Data (DTD) can be accessed. On April 1st, 2007, NRCan will start to make its existing DTD products available through the Geogratis Web portal (http://www.geogratis.ca). By combining the functionality from the current On line Purchasing and Subscribers Web sites, the user will be provided with no fee access to DTD products. Under the new distribution policy, commercial licenses will no longer be required, as all users will obtain rights for unlimited use and royalty free distribution of the data through a single unrestricted use license agreement. NRCan is pleased to expand no fee access to its collection of digital topographic data products. After extensive consultations with other federal agencies and stakeholders, followed by the development of supporting technical systems, NRCan has begun the transition to this new approach to data access. We recognize the importance of providing geospatial information to Canadians to enable users to customize applications which benefit from integrated geographic information. We are keeping pace with advances in all areas of mapping to ensure that everyone can benefit from no fee topographic data through the use of cutting edge technology. Through our ongoing partnerships with stakeholders, we will continue to develop our topographic products to meet the needs of Canadian groups and individuals in the private sector, academia and government. -- 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
