Norman, We're thoroughly entrenched with a OpenSource installation right along side a bunch of commercial products. It's been very hard for any commercial vendor to even get a leg up in our office for a number of years now because we've got so much stuff already working via OpenSource (and also available to the commercial products.) However, we still don't have a top level position to over see these things, and there is still splintering of resources that is taking place.
Bobb From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Norman Vine Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:57 AM To: osgeo-discuss (discuss@lists.osgeo.org) Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Defining a GIO position (or attmepting to . . .) disc On Oct 16, 2013, at 11:34 AM, "Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)" <bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us<mailto:bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us>> wrote: Arnie, Vendor lock-in, or rather preventing it, would be a strong second as far as reasons go, but it's not really applicable to describing a positions work items (I don't think) and seems like it might be closer to a policy issue (in my mind). Thanks for the feedback. Bobb Bobb I would argue that one needs an OpenSource Reference implementation to vet adherence to any OpenStandard In fact I would go even further and say that any new OpenStandard proposal should be accompanied by an OpenSource implementation before acceptance as such Norman -----Original Message----- From: Arnie Shore [mailto:shor...@gmail.com<http://gmail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:04 AM To: Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) Cc: osgeo-discuss (discuss@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org>) Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Defining a GIO position (or attmepting to . . .) Well, adherence to standards is integral to the issue of interoperability, a critical project success factor in this increasingly interconnected world. And, there's no motivation for vendor lock-in, since the revenue protection motivation (usually!) doesn't exist. (I can tell you re all of the verbiage I've excreted in a prior life justifying sole-source procurements.) Also, possibly important for the devout among us is that the Good Lord must love standards; She made so many of them! AS On 10/16/13, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) <bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us<mailto:bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us>> wrote: Hi all, I wonder if I could get some feedback on the following statement, I'm looking for the other side of the argument (I know it's hard to put yourself there :c). "Open Source software enforces standards" ... <snip /> _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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