I
wanted to add a little personal emphasis to Nat's position on Where 2.0. I
am completely confident in supporting the position that Nat (and Tim) bring to
this conference - and know that is is nothing if not respectful and cheerleading
on open source gis and mashup-led innovation. I also strongly believe that you
only get a valid picture of the future when you open things up to the context of
old line gis, new line portals and the wide range of enabling, disabling,
enlightened and confused participants. The stupid-ass signals that the
butterfly sent to the industry was an instructive as cool hacker
revelations. I don't want a conference that's a blind, out of context
rallying cry for open source - I've been through those days and if open source
gis is going to reach its scaled potential, it needs to do so with open eyes and
sober thinking.
I
know from experience that the mission Tim O strives for in his conferences like
this are to expose and blend an informing and challenging balance of divergent
opinions and forces. BOAF sessions can be used alongside bar time for the
joy of irrational/insightful open source exuberance. Nat's a great
organizer who is a true student of all the sides of this business, and you'd be
doing yourself a friggin injustice to stay away for fear of commercial
creep/creeps.
my
two cents.
Perry
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