[OSGeo-Discuss] FW: Mashup Australia Competition [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2009-09-30 Thread Bruce Bannerman
Fyi, Bruce Bannerman > -Original Message- > From: osia-discuss-ad...@lists.osia.net.au > [mailto:osia-discuss-ad...@lists.osia.net.au] On Behalf Of Lisa Harvey > Sent: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 6:49 PM > To: osia-disc...@lists.osia.net.au > Subject: [Osia-discuss] Mashup Austra

Re: [California] RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Los Angeles

2009-09-30 Thread David Bianco
Ragi! Good to see you online. Are you independent now? e-me direct. (we both did time at esri. me: 11 years.) The webmapsocial meetup group Ragi links to is exactly the kind of thing I'd like to see happen in Los Angeles. Monthly talks, free open-source desktop seminars all that would b

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Pictures from Intergeo

2009-09-30 Thread Marco Lechner - FOSSGIS e.V.
and some more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/osgeohackingevent2009/sets/72157622365217951 and again thnx to Anne Ghisla. Marco Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) schrieb: > Hey, > Intergeo was a great success. There are a few shots available through the > osgeohackingevent2009 account (thanks again to Anne G

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
"Jacolin Yves" wrote: > Hello Cédric, > > I think more people think same as you relating this point of view :) : > > Le Wednesday 30 September 2009 16:28:20 Cédric Moullet, vous avez écrit : >> The OSGEO is very developer centric and probably need more input from >> management, end user, market

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Qgis-user] GDAL Tools icons

2009-09-30 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Robert Szczepanek ha scritto: > http://robert.szczepanek.pl/gis-icons-0.1/#request > At the same time I have started drawing icons for your plugin. I will > update them there. Hi Robert. We added your icons - thanks! A few are still missing: - proximity - near black - warp - grid - clip All the b

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 09:36:35AM -0700, Paul Ramsey wrote: > That kind of high-touch approach will have to be left to those (like, > hopefully OpenGeo) who are building and monetizing products around the > core software. The non-profit core organization can't do that unless > it's willing to beco

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 04:24:37PM +, Chris Puttick wrote: > > - "Christopher Schmidt" wrote: > > > > > > Speak to whom? Decision makers with no real knowledge of the thing > > they are > > > signing off on, being advised by lazy people who have some > > understanding but > > > want to e

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Michael P. Gerlek
> Local OSGeo chapters are great, but how about existing non-OSGeo > groups? Does OSGeo have a strategy to > build communication with them? You mean groups like local ESRI chapters, ASPRS chapters, GIS professionals, etc? I'd encourage the local chapters to find such non-OSGeo local groups and o

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Maxim Dubinin
Hi Local OSGeo chapters are great, but how about existing non-OSGeo groups? Does OSGeo have a strategy to build communication with them? Maxim Вы писали 30 сентября 2009 г., 11:03:35: >> where the cost of software licenses is far to high for the >> budgets thay have. Naturally, some of the use

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Charlie Schweik
Frank Warmerdam wrote: I would instead express this as OSGeo needs end users (including their managers), and those interested in it's marketting (which I would prefer to call promotion) to get more actively involved and contribute. Education activities are, of course, one form of promotion. Ther

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Paul Ramsey
That kind of high-touch approach will have to be left to those (like, hopefully OpenGeo) who are building and monetizing products around the core software. The non-profit core organization can't do that unless it's willing to become much more vendor-like, which is something OSGeo has repeatedly shi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Chris Puttick
- "Christopher Schmidt" wrote: > > > > Speak to whom? Decision makers with no real knowledge of the thing > they are > > signing off on, being advised by lazy people who have some > understanding but > > want to ensure they cover their back and don't have to try too hard > rather > > than im

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Paul Ramsey
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Christopher Schmidt wrote: > For this reason, efforts like "Marketing" are (in my opinion) less important > than, for example, setting up a test server for running buildbot, or other > things that help software become successful. I agree with Chris, and I think i

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Rafal Wawer wrote: Hi Frank, For your end-users I see a lot of opportunities in developing countries, Rafal, So do I, particularly because I think in those countries people will see that some elbow grease and investment in their own knowledge can give them what they need for a low cost, and p

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 02:57:15PM +, Chris Puttick wrote: > > - "P Kishor" wrote: > > > 2009/9/30 Cédric Moullet : > > .. > > > - The OSGEO is very developer centric and probably need more input > > from > > > management, end user, marketing etc... > > .. > > > > noo! > > > >

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Rafal Wawer
Hi Frank, For your end-users I see a lot of opportunities in developing countries, where the cost of software licenses is far to high for the budgets thay have. Naturally, some of the users use cracks, but it won't be that easy enymore, especially in the domain of web services. OSGeo could supp

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Jacolin Yves wrote: Hello Cédric, I think more people think same as you relating this point of view :) : Le Wednesday 30 September 2009 16:28:20 Cédric Moullet, vous avez écrit : The OSGEO is very developer centric and probably need more input from management, end user, marketing etc... Fo

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Michael P. Gerlek
I agree, we don't want to compete directly with anyone nor do we want to take an adversarial political stance. However, I'd offer that while the level of awareness of open source GIS offerings has much improved over the past couple years, it still has a ways to go and OSGeo can be a force for g

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Chris Puttick
- "P Kishor" wrote: > 2009/9/30 Cédric Moullet : > .. > > - The OSGEO is very developer centric and probably need more input > from > > management, end user, marketing etc... > .. > > noo! > > Let our work, and not marketers and management, speak for us. > Speak to whom? Decision

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Christopher Schmidt wrote: On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 04:28:20PM +0200, Cédric Moullet wrote: I'm sorry (and unhappy) to say that the GIS leaders (ESRI, Autdoesk, Intergraph etc...) don't see OSGEO has an important contradictor: from my point of view, this is what needs to be changed in the next 5

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread P Kishor
2009/9/30 Cédric Moullet : .. > - The OSGEO is very developer centric and probably need more input from > management, end user, marketing etc... .. noo! Let our work, and not marketers and management, speak for us. -- Puneet Kishor http://www.punkish.org Carbon Model http://carbonmode

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 04:28:20PM +0200, Cédric Moullet wrote: > Hi, > > I read these interesting answers and I'd like to bring my point of view. I > know, I'm quite new in the OSGEO world (1 year, previously by Autodesk and > other "porprietary" structures), but I'm sorry (and unhappy) to say th

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Jacolin Yves
Hello Cédric, I think more people think same as you relating this point of view :) : Le Wednesday 30 September 2009 16:28:20 Cédric Moullet, vous avez écrit : > The OSGEO is very developer centric and probably need more input from > management, end user, marketing etc... Best regards, Y. -- Yv

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo

2009-09-30 Thread Cédric Moullet
Hi, I read these interesting answers and I'd like to bring my point of view. I know, I'm quite new in the OSGEO world (1 year, previously by Autodesk and other "porprietary" structures), but I'm sorry (and unhappy) to say that the GIS leaders (ESRI, Autdoesk, Intergraph etc...) don't see OSGEO has

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Board] 2009 Board Election Results

2009-09-30 Thread Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
Folks, first off a big thanks to our late directors, thanks for all the good work! Thanks Paul for running the elections. I will use Paul's words when I say it was a very large field of really excellent candidates, it's a shame the board isn't bigger! I hope that you will bring in your excellence

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Election: Markus Neteler

2009-09-30 Thread Anne Ghisla
Carissimo! mille scuse per il ritardo e mille complimenti per la rielezione. Sono certa che continuerai a fare un ottimo lavoro per OSGeo ;) a prestissimo anne Il giorno ven, 25/09/2009 alle 22.35 +0200, Markus Neteler ha scritto: > Dear charter members and community, > > I feel honored to be r

[OSGeo-Discuss] Pictures from Intergeo

2009-09-30 Thread Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
Hey, Intergeo was a great success. There are a few shots available through the osgeohackingevent2009 account (thanks again to Anne Ghisla): http://www.flickr.com/photos/osgeohackingevent2009/sets/72157622486321366/ Regards, -- Arnulf Christl Exploring Space, Time and Mind http://arnulf.us/ ___

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] proposal of new mailing list - graphics

2009-09-30 Thread Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Szczepanek escribió: > Hi, > > My request for new mailing list 'graphics' is related to ongoing process > of visual integration of few projects within OSGeo. > At the moment GRASS and QGIS are involved, but gvSIG is also interested > in coopera

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] proposal of new mailing list - graphics

2009-09-30 Thread Robert Szczepanek
Hi Chris, Your initiative is great and we should definitely combine our efforts. Cytowanie Chris Holmes : > Note also that a bit ago we started 'geosilk', see > > http://projects.opengeo.org/geosilk > http://blog.opengeo.org/2009/05/01/geosilk/ > > These extend the 'silk' icon set which is widely