The percentage of features used by users are minimal indeed. Most of users (here in Brazil too) use just a little bit of what its availuable.
This tells us two things: software like arcview 9.2 (view license) are being more common. Only 'hardcore' techs use and explore the full arcgis info solution. Two: desktop GIS are becoming more and more rare. The trend is to have a server configuration, permissions, and a wide variety of people editing your data. So, FOOS4G is useful and a valid solution. As another post in postgis list, there are some problems with OS, but they are being solved, so i might choose OS for my next consultings. Arcs have great funcionality, but the price, support, etc, just makes me angry :P Att George On 4/28/08, Miguel Montesinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Everytime I listen this discussion about proprietary vs. open-source > software, a lot of feelings, impressions and opinions come up. > > Talking about subjective things it's funny, but it doesn't help newcomers, > nor it's professional. In the meanwhile the dark-side ;) keeps on spreading > the same rumours. > > Only through a serious comparison anybody can get the picture. > > Does anybody have or know a base feature table, so that we could fill in > with proprietary and OS fulfillment? [1] IMHO is quite generic, and does not > include non-OS features. Non-ArcXXX should also be considered (I've also > worked with non-ESRI products, and they offer really good features). > > Anybody open to work in this direction? > > This way, anybody will be able to compare with real and common > informationn and I'm sure that > > One additional point. When migrating desktop GIS from proprietary to OS > software, it's usual to hace different levels of users. A big number of > users (80% according to some gvSIG studies) use a small percentage of > available functionalities. > > So it is recommended that a gradual migration could be done. > > > [1] > http://www.spatialserver.net/osgis/Desktopgis_overview.htm<http://www.spatialserver.net/osgis/Desktopgis_overview.htm> > > > > Regards > > --------------------------------- > > Miguel Montesinos > > Director Técnico > > PRODEVELOP > > C/ Conde Salvatierra, 34 - 10 > > 46004 Valencia. Spain > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.prodevelop.es > > Tlf: +34 963510612 > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Andre Grobler > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2008 8:35 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [OSGeo-Discuss] OS and Proprietary > > > > Hi Micha & Dan re: Ease of use – This is great news! It really gets me > excited, working with Q-GIS probably should have given me a clue. > > > > Puneet, in short neither, took out a loan to get ArcView and have to > finish work from previous employer before I can start to earn money. Please > note I didn't complain about "cost" of entry, just stated which choices I > faced, which I think suited the discussion at that point. > > > > André Grobler > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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