Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial Support for the OSGeo Stack

2007-05-01 Thread Cameron Shorter
To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial Support for the OSGeo Stack I've just written the following blog about providing support for the OSGeo Stack. Comments welcomed. http://terrapagestech.blogspot.com/2007/04/commercial-support-for-open-s ource.html Overview In this article I

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial Support for the OSGeo Stack

2007-05-01 Thread Jason Birch
Cameron wrote: I think OSGeo should limit itself to providing a list of service providers. I notice that Frank has emailed a description of exactly that. I'm not sure if that was a coincidence or related to this thread. Happy coincidence. That little app has been brewing for a couple

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial Support for the OSGeo Stack

2007-05-01 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Cameron Shorter wrote: Why pay for support? OSGeo projects have a community of people providing extensive support via email lists and IRC for free! And while developers may accept payment for their advice, many have also stated their intent to continue providing feel support. So why pay?