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 > > <[email protected]> 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.
Did anyone say anything about it being an opposite? "OSGeo and COTS" is one phrase -- there is no distrinction in the spreadsheet (although there is a row stating whether the software is proprietary or not, which is obviously distinct from COTS.) I don't understand your complaint. What would you change about the spreadsheet that causes you to make this point? -- Chris > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
