Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] List of FOSS GIS Implementations
Landon, I've got a good one for you (if you haven't heard of it before.): http://lehdmap3.did.census.gov/themap3/ Uses MapServer, Some Openlayers, Lots of OpenSource tools used to assemble the data behind the scenes too. bobb >>> "Landon Blake" 04/03/09 3:51 PM >>> I was thinking of starting my own list of FOSS GIS software being used in the real world. Several examples have been cited in this mailing list over the last couple of weeks. This list would be my ammunition in the "nobody uses that stuff" gun battle. I was wondering if there might be a home for this on the OSGeo wiki? Would we consider keeping use cases/recommendation letters from organizations using OSGeo projects? Just thinking out loud here... :] Landon 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] List of FOSS GIS Implementations
Thanks Chris. This is what I was looking for. Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Schmidt Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 2:02 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] List of FOSS GIS Implementations On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 01:49:45PM -0700, Landon Blake wrote: > I was thinking of starting my own list of FOSS GIS software being used > in the real world. Several examples have been cited in this mailing list > over the last couple of weeks. This list would be my ammunition in the > "nobody uses that stuff" gun battle. > > > > I was wondering if there might be a home for this on the OSGeo wiki? > Would we consider keeping use cases/recommendation letters from > organizations using OSGeo projects? http://gallery.osgeo.org/ http://gallery.openlayers.org/ http://docs.openlayers.org/casestudies/index.html#all-case-studies http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Case_Studies -- Chris > > > Just thinking out loud here... :] > > > > Landon > > > > > > 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 -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer ___ 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] List of FOSS GIS Implementations
On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 01:49:45PM -0700, Landon Blake wrote: > I was thinking of starting my own list of FOSS GIS software being used > in the real world. Several examples have been cited in this mailing list > over the last couple of weeks. This list would be my ammunition in the > "nobody uses that stuff" gun battle. > > > > I was wondering if there might be a home for this on the OSGeo wiki? > Would we consider keeping use cases/recommendation letters from > organizations using OSGeo projects? http://gallery.osgeo.org/ http://gallery.openlayers.org/ http://docs.openlayers.org/casestudies/index.html#all-case-studies http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Case_Studies -- Chris > > > Just thinking out loud here... :] > > > > Landon > > > > > > 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 -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] List of FOSS GIS Implementations
I was thinking of starting my own list of FOSS GIS software being used in the real world. Several examples have been cited in this mailing list over the last couple of weeks. This list would be my ammunition in the "nobody uses that stuff" gun battle. I was wondering if there might be a home for this on the OSGeo wiki? Would we consider keeping use cases/recommendation letters from organizations using OSGeo projects? Just thinking out loud here... :] Landon 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] Liability Issues For Companies SupportingOpenSource Development
Thanks Bob. Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Moskovitz, Bob Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:59 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Liability Issues For Companies SupportingOpenSource Development I wonder if the California State Department of Boating and Waterways support of Starspan (see http://starspan.casil.ucdavis.edu/doku/doku.php) might give you a lead. Bob Moskovitz Research Analyst I Seismic Hazard Zonation Project California Geological Survey http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/shzp CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message contains information from the State of California, California Geological Survey, which may be privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org]on Behalf Of Landon Blake Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:45 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Liability Issues For Companies Supporting OpenSource Development I'm curious about the type if liability issues a company might open itself up to by supporting open source software development. Let me give you a scenario: A graphic design company decides it will sponsor some development of the SVG editor Inkscape. It puts out an RFP for the functionality it would like added to the program. It sets up a source code repository for these changes, hires a company/individual developer to perform the work, and works with the community to integrate the improvements back into the main development trunk. What legal liability might this introduce the company to? Is there an article or paper that discusses this question? I'm working on small business support for an open source project, and I know one of the first objections I will run into is "we don't want to be liable for any programming effort we support financially". Any suggestions? Landon 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] Nice Article about FOSS4G use in Maine
>http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/633927 "The purpose of this project is to partner with any organization holding publicly-available digital aerial ortho-photos for Maine in order to allow these data to be made available to any user via WMS." Have they heard of OpenAerialMap ? I know Chris posted something about its governance a few weeks/months ago, but I still find it neat to see air photos and OSM data as in Fort Collins Co : http://www.openaerialmap.org/map/?lat=40.55&lon=-105.07&zoom=13 Cheers and thanx for the info, Yves > > Best regards, ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] trac server trouble
Paolo Cavallini wrote: Hi all. The server is now almost unusable (getting a lot of 500 errors). All the best. Paolo, I think, best place to report emergency situations is the SAC mailing list or IRC channel #telascience. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Liability Issues For Companies Supporting OpenSource Development
Well, no one. open source, closed source. One guy in Canada or the world's most profitable company. And I quote: "YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL, LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. This limitation applies to · anything related to the software, services, content (including code) on third party Internet sites, or third party programs; and · claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, guarantee or condition, strict liability, negligence, or other tort to the extent permitted by applicable law. It also applies even if · repair, replacement or a refund for the software does not fully compensate you for any losses; or · Microsoft knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. They also may not apply to you because your country may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential or other damages." (c) Microsoft, from the Office 2007 Standard edition licence. The warranty section is even more fun. For those who doubt (read "those who never read the licence they are agreeing to"), this useful site should help them: http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/default.aspx Where I got my copy of the licence from, having never been able to install MSO2k7 on my computers :) Chris - "nicholas g lawrence" wrote: > > And those clauses are modelled on the same sort of disclaimer found > > in old-fashioned closed source software - it was realising that > > which started me as a corporate type towards open source. :) > > When I bring up open source in my workplace, the usual > criticism is "who can I sue when things go wrong?" > > There is a perception that if commercial proprietary software > breaks, you can sue the supplier. > > nick > > > *** > WARNING: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain legally > privileged, confidential or private information and may be protected > by > copyright. You may only use it if you are the person(s) it was > intended > to be sent to and if you use it in an authorised way. No one is > allowed to use, review, alter, transmit, disclose, distribute, print > or copy this e-mail without appropriate authority. > > If this e-mail was not intended for you and was sent to you by > mistake, > please telephone or e-mail me immediately, destroy any hardcopies of > this e-mail and delete it and any copies of it from your computer > system. Any right which the sender may have under copyright law, and > any legal privilege and confidentiality attached to this e-mail is not > > waived or destroyed by that mistake. > > It is your responsibility to ensure that this e-mail does not contain > and is not affected by computer viruses, defects or interference by > third parties or replication problems (including incompatibility with > your computer system). > > Opinions contained in this e-mail do not necessarily reflect the > opinions of the Queensland Department of Main Roads, Queensland > Transport or Maritime Safety Queensland, or endorsed organisations > utilising the same infrastructure. > *** > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
