[OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-03-31 Thread percy
Does anyone have any info on the desktop comparison (shootout/smackdown) planned for FOSS4G-NA in Quebec next year? I'm sure I saw an announcement about this somewhere, but the google is failing me :-) We are doing a similar event at our regional GIS in Action conference in two weeks, and it

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-03-31 Thread Cameron Shorter
Percy, Maybe you are remembering the email discussion titled: [OSGeo-Discuss] Will there be an OSGeo Desktop shootout at FOSS4G 2010? http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2009-December/thread.html As a contribution to thi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-03-31 Thread Miller, Craig
I suggested looking for the checklist that was used in the old USFS/BLM Project 615. That project is relatively old now, but evaluated the various GIS systems available according to a checklist of functionality and tests. It would make a great starting point if you can find it. Craig On Wed, M

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-02 Thread percy
p GIS have/should have? BTW, We are planning on burning some liveDVDs to hand out at our conference... Thanks, Percy Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:38:45 +1100 From: Cameron Shorter Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout To: OSGeo Discussions Message-ID: <4bb42355.5000

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-05 Thread Daniel Morissette
percy wrote: I specifically remember it being related to the Quebec FOSS4G-NA... Can anyone else help me with this? The Quebec FOSS4G-NA (Feb/March 2011) is still at the early planning stage, and I don't remember reading anything related to a Desktop shootout. Daniel P.S. Talking of the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-05 Thread Percy
:04 -0400 From: Daniel Morissette Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout To: OSGeo Discussions Message-ID: <4bb9f3ec.6070...@mapgears.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed percy wrote: > > > > I specifically remember it being rel

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-05 Thread andrea antonello
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-05 Thread Cameron Shorter
/wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint#The_desktop_comparison_tasks_list sorry for the extra noise! Percy -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:30:04 -0400 From: Daniel Morissette Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout To: OSGeo Discussions Messag

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-08 Thread Markus Neteler
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote: > Percy, > To start the ball rolling, I've created a wiki page for a desktop comparison > here: > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Desktop_Comparison Here a reasonable contribution, lead by Tom McConnell: "Matrix on OSGeo and COTS software fun

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Seven (aka Arnulf)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Markus Neteler wrote: > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter > wrote: >> Percy, >> To start the ball rolling, I've created a wiki page for a desktop comparison >> here: >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Desktop_Comparison > > Here a reason

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Brian Russo
I say we call it free and non-free so we can have a 10 page thread debating software licenses. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Markus Neteler wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter >> wrote: >>> P

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Cameron Shorter
Markus Neteler wrote: On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote: Percy, To start the ball rolling, I've created a wiki page for a desktop comparison here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Desktop_Comparison Here a reasonable contribution, lead by Tom McConnell: "Matrix on O

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 10:16:52AM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: > Markus Neteler wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter > > wrote: > >> Percy, > >> To start the ball rolling, I've created a wiki page for a desktop > >> comparison > >> here: > >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Seven (aka Arnulf)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Schmidt wrote: > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 10:16:52AM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: >> Markus Neteler wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter >>> wrote: Percy, To start the ball rolling, I've created a wiki p

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:36:43PM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: > > Christopher Schmidt wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 10:16:52AM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: > >> Markus Neteler wrote: > >>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter > >>> wrote: > Percy, > To start th

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-09 Thread Markus Neteler
n Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Christopher Schmidt wrote: > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:36:43PM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: >> Christopher Schmidt wrote: >> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 10:16:52AM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: >> >> Markus Neteler wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

2010-04-10 Thread Seven of Nine (aka Arnulf)
On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 16:04 +0200, Markus Neteler wrote: > n Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Christopher Schmidt > wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:36:43PM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: > >> Christopher Schmidt wrote: > >> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 10:16:52AM +0200, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: