Frederick Noronha (FN) wrote: ><ADMIN_CLEARED_NON_MEMBER_POSTING/> > >A Frenchman, and maps ... in the South Pacific > >Franck Martin [1] is a Frenchman based in the South Pacific. (You might >have noticed his sense of humour on the trip to Angkor Wat.) As a >Wikipedia contributor, he's described as someone "checking mainly the >pages of the Pacific Islands and updating when neccessary. Promotion of >wikipedia in Pacific Islands." But what's more interesting is his >Tikimaps [2] work. > >http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/franck > >Mapserver, says Franck, is a tool, for "bringing data to all >stakeholders via Internet and Opensource Technology". It promises the >tools for e-government, good governance, transparency, sustainable >development, asset management, disaster management and security.... >provided we have the political will for that. >
It reminds me - there is no e-map of Kolkata. Can we as ilug-cal with 1500+ members find a way to develop one for Kolkata? This may be a good show case for Nov2005-Compass. >To see what's possible, visit some of these sites from the distant (from >us!) South Pacific islands of Tonga [3], Fiji [4], Tuvalu [5], Kiribati >[6]. Franck sees many advantages in using Free and Open Source software. >These include sustainability, licenses (Internet licences are >expensives), software support, no "black box" phenomenon (where we don't >understand the technology we use). It also allows you to rely on >standards and support many file formats (not vendor dependent). It is >reliable. And secure too, provided the administrator cares for it. > <-- snip --> -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
