[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2007 Videos
I was recently reminded about videos for last years FOSS4G event. The only videos we have are from the opening and closing plenary sessions and they've been posted online for a while: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/57493 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/57938 They are pretty good quality, though there is some sound clipping and you can't see the actual slides, only the speaker. Enjoy. p.s. If you like being a mix-master and want to try to take the raw video footage and mix it up with some cool way of injecting slide content, let me know and I'll mail you a DVD. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2007 Videos
I've found it impossible to every view these, in particular the closing. It would be nice if they were mixed together with the slides, that's for sure. P On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was recently reminded about videos for last years FOSS4G event. The only videos we have are from the opening and closing plenary sessions and they've been posted online for a while: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/57493 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/57938 They are pretty good quality, though there is some sound clipping and you can't see the actual slides, only the speaker. Enjoy. p.s. If you like being a mix-master and want to try to take the raw video footage and mix it up with some cool way of injecting slide content, let me know and I'll mail you a DVD. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2007 Videos
Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote: I was recently reminded about videos for last years FOSS4G event. The only videos we have are from the opening and closing plenary sessions and they've been posted online for a while: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/57493 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/57938 They are pretty good quality, though there is some sound clipping and you can't see the actual slides, only the speaker. I've created a wiki page for FOSS4G2007 Video and Photos: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2007_Video_and_Photos I added some notes that may help people to get the videos to play properly. Maybe someone wants to create a Table of Contents (that includes the timecode for each section) for each video and put it on this page ? -- Dave Patton CIS Canadian Information Systems Victoria, B.C. Degree Confluence Project: Canadian Coordinator Technical Coordinator http://www.confluence.org/ OSGeo FOSS4G2007 conference: Workshop Committee Chair Conference Committee member http://www.foss4g2007.org/ Personal website: Maps, GPS, etc. http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
I'm not looking to start a debate, but... We call on all governments to: 1. Procure only information technology that implements free and open standards; 2. Deliver e-government services based exclusively on free and open standards; 3. Use only free and open digital standards in their own activities. I'm certainly sympathetic to the desires this declaration seems to express, but this seems to go too far by using words like only and exclusively. There are undoubtedly cases where extant open standards are not as mature, stable, featureful, mission-safe, etc, as the relevant proprietary solutions, and so as a pragmatic matter governments must rely on the proprietary works in those cases. -mpg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Puttick Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:28 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration Hi all A new group is being formed to promote open digital standards, starting with a declaration regarding the importance of digital standards being truly open: http://www.digistan.org/hague-declaration:en Please read it and sign if you agree. I'm sure most working with spatial data would have encountered problems with the core areas where standards are missing or not being supported properly. Think GIS projects. Or CAD. I'm sure there are others... Cheers Chris -- Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
On 5/14/08, Michael P. Gerlek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not looking to start a debate, but... you just did, and a good one at that. We call on all governments to: 1. Procure only information technology that implements free and open standards; 2. Deliver e-government services based exclusively on free and open standards; 3. Use only free and open digital standards in their own activities. I'm certainly sympathetic to the desires this declaration seems to express, but this seems to go too far by using words like only and exclusively. indeed. As much as an open source advocate, proponent and practitioner I have, I see little positive effect that this declaration would have. In all likelihood, it would further brand us as zealots. I thought us or them went out the window a few years ago when we realized that working together is better. free and open digital standards is all well and good but a meaningless concept. Standard for what? There are undoubtedly cases where extant open standards are not as mature, stable, featureful, mission-safe, etc, as the relevant proprietary solutions, and so as a pragmatic matter governments must rely on the proprietary works in those cases. -mpg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Puttick Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:28 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration Hi all A new group is being formed to promote open digital standards, starting with a declaration regarding the importance of digital standards being truly open: http://www.digistan.org/hague-declaration:en Please read it and sign if you agree. I'm sure most working with spatial data would have encountered problems with the core areas where standards are missing or not being supported properly. Think GIS projects. Or CAD. I'm sure there are others... Cheers Chris -- Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) http://www.osgeo.org/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Michael P. Gerlek [EMAIL PROTECTED] [080514]: I'm not looking to start a debate, but... We call on all governments to: 1. Procure only information technology that implements free and open standards; 2. Deliver e-government services based exclusively on free and open standards; 3. Use only free and open digital standards in their own activities. I'm certainly sympathetic to the desires this declaration seems to express, but this seems to go too far by using words like only and exclusively. There are undoubtedly cases where extant open standards are not as mature, stable, featureful, mission-safe, etc, as the relevant proprietary solutions, and so as a pragmatic matter governments must rely on the proprietary works in those cases. And force its citizens to buy a copy of proprietary software, or to use special software. When it comes to contact with citizens, governments could exclude participation of their own citizens just by using proprietary standards. -- Benjamin Henrion [EMAIL PROTECTED] FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Lester Caine wrote: It 'somewhat annoys me' when I receive an M$ document from a council and am expected to edit and return it. They get back a PDF because I know that the format will be as I laid it out. You must not mean a M$ Office Open XML document since it is of course and open standard. *shrug* -- James Fee ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Fee, James wrote: Lester Caine wrote: It 'somewhat annoys me' when I receive an M$ document from a council and am expected to edit and return it. They get back a PDF because I know that the format will be as I laid it out. You must not mean a M$ Office Open XML document since it is of course and open standard. *shrug* Well since M$ do not have any software that actually produces OOXML documents yet At least not to the format submitted to ISO ;) The main problem THERE of cause is that ISO standards are not free and open anyway. HOW much does a copy cost :) -- Lester Caine - G8HFL - Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/lsces/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk// Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
