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) <se...@arnulf.us> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Markus Neteler wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter >> <cameron.shor...@gmail.com> 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 functionality" >> http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Albk_XRkhVkzdGxyYk8tNEZvLUp1UTUzTFN5bjlLX2c&hl=en >> >> Best regards, >> Markus >> > > Here comes the prayer wheel again... > > What does "COTS" mean? "Ready-made products" [1]. Is that the opposite > to Open Source software? No. > > Citing some more Wikipedia: "The term often refers to computer software > or hardware systems and may also include free software with commercial > support." > > Best regards, > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COTS > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off-the-shelf > > - -- > Arnulf Christl > > Exploring Space, Time and Mind > http://arnulf.us > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAku+4nQACgkQXmFKW+BJ1b3H6ACfSO3wgtj87lSGMekRUAxcew2N > erkAn15VBtZqx6+Hws585FSr5VriH1xJ > =lX6s > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Brian Russo / (808) 271 4166 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss