Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE : Re: OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Pat Tressel
If you can come up with a way to do it on Windows I think many people are listening. The nature of Windows and Visual Studio tends to be what gets in the way of a more package management style system or build environment that's easy to replicate. I see no reason there can't be a shortcut in

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone openly georeferencing maps and pictures in time?

2014-08-01 Thread Pat Tressel
Tim -- This is a project idea which seems obvious to me, and one which would so obviously benefit from OSGeo involvement, that I feel someone on this list will know very quickly if anyone is working on it in an open data way. It comes from thinking about the warping which needs to be done to

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone openly georeferencing maps and pictures in time?

2014-08-01 Thread Pat Tressel
Eli -- I've added one comment and link to Pat's excellent response. Except I forgot to include any of the HOT links (sorry, could not resist). Here's the HOT mailing list: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot Here's a why doc for OpenAerialMap (and a cautionary tale -- always

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Inquiry: Help please!

2014-08-02 Thread Pat Tressel
Hi, Sid! I would like to develop an algorithm that uses remote geographic sensing data to automatically identify, highlight, and measure rooftops and buildings surfaces and contours using Geospatial data. My preference is to overlay the results on one of the existing map providers such as

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Inquiry

2014-08-02 Thread Pat Tressel
(Two threads got started for this topic, so we've copying the other thread over here. I've also added a little reply to Sid's new post at the end.) -- Forwarded message -- From: Pat Tressel ptres...@myuw.net Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Inquiry

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct in Real Case

2015-06-25 Thread Pat Tressel
The conversation has gone on to the question of diversity in STEM fields, but if I can return to the original presentation for a moment... Perhaps we could look at it from a different perspective, namely, that of marketing and branding. Is this an effective advertisement? Does it accomplish the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct in Real Case

2015-06-25 Thread Pat Tressel
I hesitate to step into the sexism in tech debate, but... There may be some recent events that folks aren't aware of, that may be relevant -- some specifically have to do with conferences. This list is not R-rated, so rather than directly describe the relevant events, I'll just give you search

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] Code of Conduct in Real Case

2015-06-25 Thread Pat Tressel
There are other aspects to Seoul culture besides K-pop. A montage of several images showing a range of cultural aspects would de-emphasize the sex aspect. ... For contrast, ~everyone on the planet would recognize Psy. If you had a montage of other artists from the K-Pop scene (boy-bands,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct in Real Case

2015-06-25 Thread Pat Tressel
Peter -- I'm trying to improve the presentation. Ok? Thanks. The conversation has gone on to the question of diversity in STEM fields, but if I can return to the original presentation for a moment... Perhaps we could look at it from a different perspective, namely, that of marketing and

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct in Real Case

2015-06-25 Thread Pat Tressel
People aren't seeing the irony in telling us not to discuss the presentation, while at the same time decrying censorship... ;-) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo is becoming irrelevant. Here's why. Let's fix it.

2015-09-30 Thread Pat Tressel
> I think that the Github move is hazardous. Sure, it is easy, free for > open-source projects, and really really cool. Granted, it helps a lot in > getting fluid contributions to open-source projects. But ... in two years, > they may start shipping sponsors links at the end of the Readme files,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo is becoming irrelevant. Here's why. Let's fix it.

2015-09-30 Thread Pat Tressel
> The companies that make money by showing advertising are *content > providers* such as newspapers, TV networks, Q sites,... They have *no > other source of revenue*. > I should clarify that by "TV networks" I mean broadcast networks, not cable companies that make money via subscriptions, and

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4GNA - Someone is watching you :-o

2015-12-16 Thread Pat Tressel
Puneet -- > If you want to point at a company as being the Evil Empire these days, > you'd be more accurate pointing at Apple (cancelling licenses for Mac > clones, suicides at Foxconn, restrictions on getting apps on iTunes, > removing fitness tracker products from their stores because they

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4GNA - Someone is watching you :-o

2015-12-16 Thread Pat Tressel
I'm concerned about the vague accusations without evidence. They also don't seem relevant to the discussion about how one's name got on various mailing lists. I don't know if MailChimp is a "standard" for some type of companies but > certainly I don't want it to be for communicating with OSGeo