Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Use cases for FOSS-GIS in universities

2007-05-12 Thread Ari Jolma
Tim Michelsen kirjoitti: Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to discuss this but I just start. We have OSGeo-edu, a working group and a list. The edu-list might be a better place to discuss this, so I include all your message in this and set replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] At my

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Use cases for FOSS-GIS in universities

2007-05-12 Thread Patrick Maué
Hi Tim, I am not sure if using open source alternatives for education does necessarily mean that your students learn more than just pressing buttons in the right order. Actually, I guess this is one of the major arguments against open source software: it's the lack of user-friendly interfaces

[OSGeo-Discuss] Interesting article on open source economics

2007-05-12 Thread Jason Birch
Hmm. That sounds like an oxymoron, but: http://www.riehle.org/computer-science/research/2007/computer-2007-article.html Jason ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss