[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: FOSS4G 2007 Workshop Submission

2007-03-28 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Dear people, Thank you for your information. I have to say I find that pretty frustrating and annoying knowing that GeoNetwork opensource is one of the incubator projects of OSGEO, the number of OSGEO projects is (still) limited and FOSS4G is the OSGEO conference. Participating with the p

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Broken link report

2007-03-28 Thread Robert Bray
Patrick, The broken link is now fixed. Thanks for your interest in the MapGuide project. Bob Tsai Chih-Cheng wrote: Hi all :) I am interested in using MapGuide OpenSource in my research. I tried to develop some specific capabilities, so I consulted the documentations : http://mapguide.osg

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely available geodata

2007-03-28 Thread nicholas . g . lawrence
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 28/03/2007 04:45:26 PM: > On of the aims of OSGeo is the promotion of open geodata. From > conversations I've had with various people over time it appears one of > the difficulties data providers may have with this is licensing. > There's no obvious candidate license fo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely available geodata

2007-03-28 Thread Chris Holmes
Do we need something like OSI approved licenses for geodata? There are at least 2 parallel efforts to establish an equivalent definition at the same level as "OSI compliance" for open data: http://www.opendefinition.org/ http://www.freedomdefined.org/ Creative Commons also has a FAQ about ap

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely available geodata

2007-03-28 Thread Landon Blake
Tim, Might the OSGeo be able to partner with this organization on some level? http://www.opendataconsortium.org/ I think there goals are the same on this topic, at least in the area we have been discussing. I can provide a contact I have made with the group previously if desired. Landon -Or