I would add the following two (2) myths: Free software is of poor quality. (In other words: Free software must be like other "free" stuff. There is a catch, or there is a reason people want to get rid of it.)
Free software comes with legal liability. (In other words: My company can't release its own software under an open source license, because we could get sued by the people that use it.) Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:00 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Top ten myths for open source in geo? 1) It doesn't scale as well. 2) No commercial support Doug Newcomb USFWS Raleigh, NC 919-856-4520 ext. 14 [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- The opinions I express are my own and are not representative of the official policy of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service or Dept. of Interior. Life is too short for undocumented, proprietary data formats. "Michael P. Gerlek" <[email protected] To om> OSGeo Discussions Sent by: <[email protected]> discuss-boun...@l cc ists.osgeo.org Subject [OSGeo-Discuss] Top ten myths for 01/22/2009 11:53 open source in geo? AM Please respond to OSGeo Discussions <[email protected] geo.org> Gentlepersons: I'm doing an article addressing the top ~10 myths/misperceptions about open source for geo. There are a number of such pieces already out there about open source in general, from which I'll borrow heavily, but I'd like to have half the list be myths specific to the geo and GIS world we're playing in. Do you have any nominations? Which issues are not well understood? What questions do you most frequently get asked? Thanks in advance - -mpg _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
