This is a good thread, and let us discuss to derive a 'Note', for those facing 'Questions', evangelising Free and Open GIS.
I suggest this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_platform for many who wish to know. May be we can have a page on, 'OSGeo Wiki' on this topic. Cheers Ravi Kumar On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Suchith Anand < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a query. If a properitery GIS vendor starts marketing thier > properitery products as Open platform and software then what rights do the > organisations and customers have who are mislead buying the properitery > software thinking it is open have ? The definision of Proprietary > software [1] is very clearly defined, so how can it be possible for any > properitery GIS vendor to market their software knowingly as open platform > if it is properitery? > > This also greatly affects the business and revenues of true open source > software companies . Who is responsible for any misleading marketing that > results in losses to both customers who are mislead to buy the properitery > software thinking it is open and also to other companies who do true open > source business who lose out on the business opportunities? Is it right > business ethics to do this? > > Best wishes, > > Suchith > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software > > > > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee > and may contain confidential information. If you have received this > message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. > > Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this > message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the > author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the > University of Nottingham. > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an > attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your > computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email > communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as > permitted by UK legislation. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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