Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Welcoming all proprietary GIS labs to migrate to Open Principles in GeoEducation

2017-08-02 Thread Suchith Anand
We are the OSGeo's GeoForAll initiative and have our own domain name , identity and principles. We have our own newsletters, website , logo and identity . That should be the clear distinction from any others newsletters or any other initiatives. The FOSS4G Nottingham also had GeoForAll as our

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Welcoming all proprietary GIS labs to migrate to Open Principles in GeoEducation

2017-08-02 Thread Suchith Anand
Good point Cameron. Everyone joining GeoForAll should be promoting geoforall principles at http://www.geoforall.org/how_to_join We are inclusive and welcome everyone to migrate to Open Principles in GeoEducation. Anyone claiming promoting their proprietary product, or promoting an open source e

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Welcoming all proprietary GIS labs to migrate to Open Principles in GeoEducation

2017-08-02 Thread Massimiliano Cannata
Fyi, There's a "geo for all" newsletter since ages... But is not for open source only ;-) http://www.rivistageomedia.it/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=482&key=4dc9ro0Y&subid=52700-701c307f8d0c4b994b9fa755d5c5ad08&tmpl=component&acm=52700_482 Il 02 ago 2017 11:08 PM,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Welcoming all proprietary GIS labs to migrate to Open Principles in GeoEducation

2017-08-02 Thread Cameron Shorter
Hi Suchith, I suggest it would be worth making clear geoforall principles for joining geoforall [1], which includes promoting Open Source GIS Software. (I could envisage a proprietary vendor claiming compliance with "promoting Geospatial for All", by promoting their proprietary product, or p

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo website/rebranding July Update

2017-08-02 Thread Jody Garnett
Sure Sandro, in today's meeting we decided to use the osgeo github to capture feedback and suggestions for the beta website. Most of the feedback is very short term, trying to get the wordpress templates ready for the training session at foss4g. I have added your feedback here: https://github.com

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo website/rebranding July Update

2017-08-02 Thread Marc Vloemans
Thanks Vicky, on behalf of all who are still working so hard to finalise everything for Boston! Kind regards, Marc Vloemans > Op 1 aug. 2017 om 05:02 heeft Vicky Vergara het > volgende geschreven: > > WOW, first impression, looks so modern, its so pretty. great Job!!! > > >> On Sun, Jul 30

[OSGeo-Discuss] Welcoming all proprietary GIS labs to migrate to Open Principles in GeoEducation

2017-08-02 Thread Suchith Anand
Dear colleagues, I had a query recently on if a university lab backed by some proprietary GIS vendors can start moving to open principles in Geoeducation[1] . I replied that very definitely .In fact many of our GeoForAll university labs (even just few years back!) were using proprietary GIS so

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo website/rebranding July Update

2017-08-02 Thread Sandro Santilli
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 11:22:37PM -0500, Vicky Vergara wrote: > Hi Jody > Of course, but a lesson first so > I signed to the OSGeo Website code sprint in Boston, unfortunately I wont > be in person, but IRC (or if someone has skype to use video can make it > easier) Speaking of which, it wou