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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Comparison between Proprietary and OS
Andre Grobler wrote:
...
So the hurdles for me to OS were acceptance specifically for the following
reasons:
Free and easy access and training of ESRI at varsity. Autocad did the same
and look where
Here's another slightly different point of view...
I like the fact that many open source projects haven't been focused
on targeting users of particular brands of software. It has
allowed the projects to develop to be what the developers think they
should be, without a constant check like
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Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Comparison between Proprietary and OS
I'm very new at OS, have worked 10 years on AV3.x and a little
Andre Grobler wrote:
...
So the hurdles for me to OS were acceptance specifically for the following
reasons:
Free and easy access and training of ESRI at varsity. Autocad did the same
and look where that got them.
Linux, just mentioning command lines has me a little nervous. (I know this
is
Micha observations as to what his students have in terms of hardware is
an important one. In North America this past year 40% of entering
undergrads went off to university toting Mac laptops. Consequently,
ESRI's current Window-centric focus offers a nice opportunity for open
source desktop tools
