Hi, seems to be a great idea. Thanks for this tool. I will try it and get back to you with More details.
Sajith VK Freedom is not Free On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Chris Puttick < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Really exciting concept, I very much like the idea of letting the user see > the algorithm; I just differ from other people's views on the use of .net. > This is effectively a closed technology and one controlled by a company that > has no interested in the sustainability of the solutions created within it. > The use of .net also limits the platforms on which the solution can be > deployed; strategically that is poor i.e. the limiting of choices in one > area because of the choices in another. I would be interested, I imagine > off-list, in your reasons for choosing that closed development approach for > something you wanted to make very open in other ways. > > Regards > > Chris > > ----- "John Lindsay" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I wanted to let you know about a new open-source GIS project that I > > have initiated called Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools. Whitebox GAT > > is a user-friendly and expendable GIS with significant capabilities > > for spatial analysis. In developing Whitebox GAT I have taken a > > transparent approach to the open-source paradigm. That is, if the user > > would like to know how a particular tool's algorithm works, they need > > not download the source code and wade through the immense code base to > > find the few lines of relevant code. Instead, each tool has a 'View > > Code' button that will bring up the specific code related to the tool. > > Furthermore, they are able to convert the code into other programming > > languages. The idea is to remove some of the barriers that exist > > between the developer community and the user community. My analogy is > > that commercial software is like a locked library where only a few > > select individuals have the right to access the information contained > > within; most open source software packages, at least from the > > viewpoint of the user, is like a public library but there is no > > cataloging system and the books are all written in Greek; Whitebox is > > much more like the Internet. You can download Whitebox GAT from: > > > > http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html<http://www.uoguelph.ca/%7Ehydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html> > > > > I'd certainly appreciate any feedback that you may have. > > > > John Lindsay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor > > Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Guelph > > Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1 CANADA > > Phone: (519) 824-4120 x56074 > > Fax: (519) 837-2940 > > Email: [email protected] > > Department Web: www.uoguelph.ca/geography/ > > Personal Web: http://www.uoguelph.ca/geography/faculty/lindsay.html > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -- > Chris Puttick > CIO > Oxford Archaeology: Exploring the Human Journey > Direct: +44 (0)1865 980 718 > Switchboard: +44 (0)1865 263 800 > Mobile: +44 (0)7908 997 146 > http://thehumanjourney.net > > > ------ > Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open > Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit > http://iso26300.info for more information. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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