[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Freegis-list] Autodesk, DXF, OSGEO

2007-05-11 Thread Arnulf Christl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I note the same Autodesk funding OSGEO is also the creator of .DXF, which one must jump thru HOOPS and turn purple even thinking of converting to other formats here on GNU/Linux. Hi Dan, Autodesk is a fairly old and large corporation with a straight forward proprietar

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Freegis-list] Autodesk, DXF, OSGEO

2007-05-11 Thread Jason Birch
jidanni wrote: > And also they created MapGuide, which is the main impediment to me > being able to use http://basicmap.moi.gov.tw/ http://gis2.tccg.gov.tw/ > http://doorplate.taichung.gov.tw/ Arnulf wrote: > Maybe you want to check whether these are old versions or the new > "MapGuide opensour

[OSGeo-Discuss] Use cases for FOSS-GIS in universities

2007-05-11 Thread Tim Michelsen
Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to discuss this but I just start. At my university open source is little used in eductaion and research. There are only a few single warriors who care about it. We have serveral departments that use GIS programs. Each of them buys normally the li