Of Paul Ramsey
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:20 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Google Summer of Code
Yes, but would be be willing to help out with *all* the administrative
tasks :) that is, to be the official Administrator.
P
Landon Blake wrote:
I'd be willing to help
and I will have some time to review and edit the application.
Landon
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory Horner
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:37 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Google Summer of Code
Landon Blake
Tyler,
We had talked earlier about having me write some short articles on
topology and spatial relationships. I noticed the newsletter will also
have a spot for some programming tutorials. If you would like I can
couple my articles on spatial relationships with some tutorials on the
use of JTS,
I am going to try and help Frank get our ideas list for Google's 2007
Summer of Code wrapped up by the end of the week. I know that the
participating projects have already done a lot of this work here:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Google_Summer_of_Code
However, I was hoping I could
such as GeoTools, uDig,
GeoServer the contact information is the same (seek yee the developers
list) ...
Let's try this again, on #osgeo
Jody
Landon Blake wrote:
I am going to try and help Frank get our ideas list for Google's 2007
Summer of Code wrapped up by the end of the week. I know
of timezone, common
spoken language as it is knowledge. For projects such as GeoTools,
uDig,
GeoServer the contact information is the same (seek yee the developers
list) ...
Let's try this again, on #osgeo
Jody
Landon Blake wrote:
I am going to try and help Frank get our ideas list
FYI,
OpenJUMP can import ESRI Shapefiles and has some limited ability to
export SVG. I believe some of our users are using this feature and
Inkscape to produce maps.
I hope to revisit OpenJUMP's SVG export abilities in the next year.
Landon
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Thanks for that Link Michael.
It will be useful.
Landon
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Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 10:38 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: [Geodata] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Promoting freely available geodata
I didn't see a mailing list for this on GNOME. Is it at another site?
Landon
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cameron Shorter
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:12 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Fwd: [Imendio Announce]
Pierre,
I think there are basically two or three approaches you can take.
[1] Go specialized and focus on one or two related open source GIS
applications. Then focus on offering training and support for those
products.
[2] Take a more jack of all trades approach, and offer more
I'm sending this to GeoWanking and OSGeo discuss, so I apologize in
advance if your inbox gets hit with it twice. :]
I've written a blog post on the OpenJUMP blog about some of the
problems with software standards.
I imagine this post will make some people upset, but I think it raises
some
One of my biggest problems with the OGC is the lack of a practical membership
avenue for open source projects and/or programmers. I think it would be great
if the OSGeo or some of its participating projects could serve as a vehicle
that would allow for more participation by the open source
It appears that some of my concerns about problems with OGC membership
remain in place. I'm disappointed to learn that non-members are no
longer allowed to join in the discussion.
The individual membership option also presents challenges for some open
source developers like myself, who have a day
There were a few recent threads about software standards. Some of these
threads dealt specifically with the role of OSGeo in software standards
development and the OGC. I didn't what this conversation to die out,
because I think it is very important to the survival of open source
software, and a
Welcome to the list Andrew. I look forward to hearing what you have to
contribute to our discussions.
Landon
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Ross
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:12 PM
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
I wanted to add my agreement with a couple of the statements made on
this topic.
First of all, I agree with Gary, I don't think the benefit of releasing
the tallies outweighs the harmful side effects.
Secondly, I think it would be a great idea to release a map showing the
location of the board
: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:58 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
On 10-Aug-07, at 7:26 AM, Landon Blake wrote:
I wanted to add my agreement with a couple of the statements made on
this topic.
First of all, I agree with Gary, I don't think
I wanted to comment on some things that Tyler said:
Tyler wrote: However, professionals who build their skills on top of
open source tools have complete freedom, motivation and encouragement in
their careers without licensing constraints.
There is an important freedom that comes with open
The United States Patent Office has put together a program that allows
for some public input in patent review. You can find the website here:
http://www.peertopatent.org/
Here is an article about the program on Linux.com:
http://www.linux.com/feature/118349
I think this might be a
I am involved in another organization that illustrates why I participate
in the OSGeo. I thought sharing that might add something to the return
on equity conversation.
On a regular basis I meet with 20 to 30 other surveyors that are members
of the local California Land Surveyors Association
-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Warmerdam
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:13 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Return on Equity
Landon Blake wrote:
Promotion and support of open source software is an important part of
what we do
I was wondering if there was a good tutorial or article about creating a
simple vector-based GIS using FOSS? I don't want something too software
specific. I'm really looking for something that covers the basic
principles.
I'm starting a new vector-based GIS for a volunteer group and I was
I should have included these links in my earlier post.
http://www.inkscape.org/
http://www.scribus.net/
http://openjump.org/wiki/show/Printing+in+high-resolution
http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:How_to_draw_a_map
Landon
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, a homework
assignment: create margins on your map with inline polygons
to blank out the map data and emphasize your GRID labels
(see attached map, er I mean diagram).
Thanks!
Brent Fraser
GeoAnalytic Inc.
Calgary, Alberta
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From: Landon Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: OSGeo
an evaluation copy of the Mobile Mapper Office
software.
Thank you for considering my inquiry.
Landon Blake - Project Surveyor (LSIT)
KSN Inc. - Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors
711 N. Pershing Avenue
Stockton, California 95203
Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
Work Cell Phone: (209) 992
Sorry about this list. I hit the wrong address on the To button in
Microsoft Outlook.
Landon
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 12:49 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: OSGeo Discussions
I like the idea of an OSGeo Labs wiki page.
I really don't think a company or organization wanting to open source
a geospatial program would really need a lot of infrastructure from
the OSGeo. A hosting site like SourceForge provides all of the
infrastructure a project needs to get up and
I would be willing to give some help on setting up an OSGeo Labs
Project with SourceForge services if there was interest. Maybe we could
put my e-mail with a note to that says as much on the wiki page.
Just a thought.
Landon
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a particular interest in a couple of areas. :]
Any thoughts?
Landon Blake (A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor)
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about goals, are there any pressing regional or
local GIS and/or open source needs that you can think of?
Landon
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From: Allan Hollander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:21 PM
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Landon Blake
Subject: Re: [OSGeo
the requirements to become an OSGeo chapter? (Or, I can trade tasks with
someone.)
Landon
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From: Brad Douglas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 1:20 PM
To: Landon Blake
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] California Chapter
Has there ever been any discussion
PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] California Chapter - A Beginning
Hi Landon,
Sounds good. I registered for the conference since the price goes up $50
(from $125 to $175) tomorrow.
Dan
On Mon, 2007-15-10 at 10:32 -0700, Landon Blake wrote:
Dan,
The website
demonstrated was from one
country)
-- Chris Whitney
On Oct 15, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
I've contacted the administrative staff for the conference about
requirements and costs for a booth. I'll report to the list when I
have
learned more.
Landon
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Bob,
It is great to hear from you. I think we are moving in the right
direction!
I'll try to get more on top of this next week.
Landon
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Moskovitz, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
I put the web page for the mailing list for the California Chapter on
the wiki page:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/California
Would it be possible to have Chris, Allan, Bob, and Alex subscribe to
the list and post an introduction? Once I see that all four (4) people
have subscribed, I
Dimitris,
Check out this link:
http://www.osgeo.org/content/chapters/guidelines.html
That should help.
Landon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dimitris Kotzinos
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:35 AM
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
This would be a really good time for me to get updated Debian packages
for JTS and OpenJUMP complete.
I've been using Debian for a couple of years now, but I've never made a
package for the operating system. I have done some reading on it. It is
a little tricky for Java programs, especially one
Cameron,
I think this is an excellent idea, and a lawyer should definitely be
consulted. I wonder if the legal staff at the Software Freedom
Conservancy could assist.
Landon
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Sent: Tuesday,
. Thus there's not enough of a pot of gold to win in a suit.
However, I'm guessing that this strategy depends on a pretty
well-defined process to ensure there are no loopholes.
Allan
-mpg
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:56 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of
OSGeo Legal Support
Cameron,
I think this is an excellent idea
. Sciences
1125 Jordan Hall, NCSU Box 8208,
Raleigh NC 27695
http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/
On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
Is there any effort at the OSGeo to advocate for reasonable
access to publicly funded geospatial data? By reasonable I mean:
[1] With an affordable
Puneet,
You wrote: Is this too crazy?
I don't think this idea is crazy at all. In fact, I think it is a very
good idea. I do have a couple of comments, which you can read below:
You wrote: What if we came up with a new and improved data format --
call it
Open Shapefile (extension .osh)...
I
Puneet,
You wrote: Should be easy to transition to. By building the new format
on the
structure of the Shapefile format, and *in fact*, calling it open
shapefiles or some such thing, we indicate from its name that the
transition is not that revolutionary but is evolutionary. This,
hopefully, will
Puneet wrote: Shall we focus on the technical limitations of Shapefiles
in order to keep moving forward?
I was going to add a couple of limitations in addition to the
limitations of attribute data brought on by use of a DBF file as a
storage container:
[1] No way to store simple topology.
[2] No
FYI,
I tried to follow the link for information on BXML on the cubewerx site,
but I got a page missing error at the OGC.
Landon
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luis W. Sevilla
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:08 AM
To: OSGeo
Does anyone know if there has been work on GIS Data Models besides any
organization other than ESRI?
(http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/geodatabase/about/data-models.html)
I have both books on GIS Data Models by ESRI Press, which I thoroughly
enjoy:
Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies
Thanks for the information Evan.
Landon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucena, Ivan
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:47 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GIS Data Models
Landon,
There it goes:
Landon Blake wrote
Model
Viewer.
Thanks,
Orest.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 11:03 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] GIS Data Models
Ian,
I'm not actually talking about data structures. When
This is being sent to the geowanking and OSGEO discuss list. I apologize
in advance if you catch it in your inbox twice, but I didn't want to
miss any potential resources.
I'm working on a GIS Data Model in which I am trying to model some
temporal data. I've done a little research online, but
wish.
Bob Brundage
GIS Coordinator
Public Works (DPW)
Bldg 865 Bastogne Ave 16th St
For Campbell, KY 42223
PH: 270-798-9571
FAX: 270-798-2232
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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:48 PM
I got all kinds of responses to my question about time in GIS, which I
appreciate. Give me a couple of days and I will try to get a summary of
the responses posted online.
Landon (A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor)
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On Wikipedia
On Dec 20, 2007 12:19 AM, Landon Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... and there was some other discussion about a multi-language GIS
dictionary.
Here the link to my proposal:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionary
Markus
Perhaps I have muddied the waters with my clumsy efforts. :]
The idea of a dictionary for GIS terms is great, and is something that
will be useful for work on the Free GIS Book. I have no problem working
on dictionary entries at Wiktionary or somewhere else. For the time
being I'll add my
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:53 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia
Landon Blake wrote:
This is really good feedback, and has helped me reevaluate my original
idea. What about using Wikinfo instead? It seems that they have some
more reasonable
OSGeo Members and Geowankers,
Has anyone done any work/research on the typical lifecycle of geospatial
datasets? I was working on my Metadata chapter for the Free GIS Book
this morning and I found myself trying to explain how metadata is
related to this life cycle. (The basic idea of this
I've put up a page at the OSGeo Wiki summarizing some of the responses I
got to my question about time in GIS as promised.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Time_In_GIS
I would like to personally thank all of the responders. (If I forgot to
add your name to the credits section on the page,
I made updates and/or corrections to the wiki page for Time In GIS
requested by Brent Fraser and Grant Pezeshki. Brent provided a simple
example of using time in GIS for cadastral parcels. I need to chew on
this some more and then I may post it to the page.
Thanks Brent and Grant.
Landon
24, 2007 10:13 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time In GIS - Requested Updates Made
Hi Landon,
maybe you'll find usefull also some of the OGC works. For instanc
the paper 06-022r1 Temporal Standard Recomendations,
greetings
Luis
Landon Blake wrote:
I made
Thanks for the insight on the meeting Miguel and Puneet. It was interesting to
hear what the other side of the aisle thinks of us.
Landon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P Kishor
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:23 AM
To: OSGeo
Well put Paul. A little harsh...but well put.
Landon
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:41 AM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Cc: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [postgis-users] A
Paul wrote: The trouble with the geospatial marketplace is that it is
relatively small, so the small proportion an open source company can
monetize is smaller still.
I wonder how this will change as the ability to obtain spatial
information improves and becomes more affordable?
A few decades
Markus wrote: I have to say that I am a bit surprised that
I got the impression (from the remarks by Paul and others) that the same
is not possible in Northern America!?
I'm no expert, but I think most people involved in FOSS development in America
would agree that the political climate for
to certain aspects of software design, but I
think at a minimum we can share data I/O or data access code and map
projection code.
Landon
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From: Richard Greenwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:32 PM
To: Landon Blake
Subject: Re: [OSGeo
, called libJCRS, that
includes support for different SRS repositorys (EPSG, ESRI, IAU2000) as
well as end user datums and projections.
We think this may be also a reusable library other java project may
also use.
Greetings
Luis
Landon Blake wrote:
I've spoken with a couple
Did you know that Directions Magazine has GIS podcasts online?
http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts.php
This has inspired me to try a couple of FOSS GIS podcasts. I bought a
microphone and book on podcasting this weekend. I also downloaded
Audacity to use for the podcast editing.
I
, Landon Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Did you know that Directions Magazine has GIS podcasts online?
http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts.php
This has inspired me to try a couple of FOSS GIS podcasts. I bought a
microphone and book on podcasting this weekend. I also downloaded Audacity
I'm down for whatever. :]
Landon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:32 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
Landon Blake wrote:
I like this idea
if there are any objections to this. If there are no
objections, then I will set up the wiki pages.
Landon
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From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:32 AM
To: Frank Warmerdam; Landon Blake
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job
think we should ask SAC (in CC) to kindly make a mailing list and set
our 3 e-mail addresses as moderators.
can this mail be considered a request to SAC?
otherwise I'll do it via Trac
ciao
lorenzo
Landon Blake wrote:
I think we've got three people to moderate a mailing list. I think we
should
(and subsequent biweekly posting).
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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:08 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
I'm not sure about
I have modified the Jobs Board page on the OSGeo wiki page created by
Frank Wammerdam to serve as our OSGeo Jobs Board.
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I like this idea as well.
Landon
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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:31 PM
To: Discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Planet OSGeo
Folks,
Is there any plan or motion to setup an
I'd be willing to shed the Sunburned Surveyor nickname for my real
name on my OpenJUMP blog for OSGeo Planet if asked.
Landon
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fee, James
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:45 PM
To: OSGeo Discussions
I can provide an answer for OpenJUMP. There are actually a couple
reasons why I have not pushed for OpenJUMP to become an OSGeo project.
[1] I don't know that we have the resources to become the type of
project the OSGeo is looking for, at least not at this point. We don't
have any large
Justin,
This is the discussion list for the OSGeo, a non-profit organization
that supports open source GIS software development. It is not the user
list for Mapguide. (This is a common mistake.)
If you want an answer to your question you should find and post to the
Mapguide user list.
Engineer 1
(770)-989-9488
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Scientific Research Corporation
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway
Suite 400 South
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-859-9161 (phone)
770-859-9315 (fax)
Landon Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/7/2008 11:19 AM
Justin,
This is the discussion list for the OSGeo, a non-profit
Tyler,
You know I can't pass up an opportunity to talk about myself. :] I don't
have much time because of an impending Friday deadline, but I will share
a couple of thoughts with you. I could share more next week if you want.
From my personal experience, skills as an open source programming can
A convert! Welcome Jennifer.
I can't speak for GRASS, but I know that OpenJUMP
(http://jump-pilot.sourceforge.net/OpenJUMP.html) could be compared to
the old 3.X Arcview. It has limited printing abilities at this point in
time, but I don't think there is a better cross-platform tool for basic
The Java collaboration has reared its ugly head again...
Some programmers from GeoTools, OpenJUMP, degree, and Open Plans are
talking about the possibility (probably remote) of a shared library for
SRS or CRS definitions and transformations. The idea wouldn't be to
scrap existing libraries
-Discuss] Java Collaboration...Again
Landon Blake wrote:
The Java collaboration has reared its ugly head again...
Some programmers from GeoTools, OpenJUMP, degree, and Open Plans are
talking about the possibility (probably remote) of a shared library
for
SRS or CRS definitions
Frans,
Perhaps I can help you understand.
As far as I know the only two official OSGeo projects for the Java
programming language are gvSIG and GeoTools. OpenJUMP isn't an official
OSGeo project, but I hope that it is one day. :] Even though it isn't
yet a project I try to stay active in
so much on mailing list (it's
bad I know :D ).
Best regards,
Y.
Le Monday 05 May 2008 17:13:01 Landon Blake, vous avez écrit :
Bruno,
You are the exception!
I am familiar with your book, as I bought a copy about 4 months back.
iText is a great open source library! Please accept my
: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:28 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Your open source career
Landon Blake wrote:
Bruno,
You are the exception!
I am familiar with your book, as I bought a copy about 4 months back.
iText is a great open source library! Please accept my
A fellow OSGeo member suggested that I move a topic from a private
e-mail discussion to this mailing list. I have been talking with a
couple of the guys from GeoTools, a couple of the guys from deegree, and
a couple of guys from OpenJUMP about a shared Java CRS library. There
are a lot of
Thanks for the input Justin.
I agree simplicity (and the broad adoption that results from simplicity)
is a primary goal. We shouldn't let GeoAPI stand in the way of that.
Does anyone know how much of the existing GeoTools code is actually
based on the CRS interfaces in GeoAPI? Is anyone besides
Jo,
You have touched on an issue dear to my heart. I have a lot of work to
do this afternoon, so I can't babble on as I normally do. But, I can't
resist one or two short comments.
Jo wrote: In the past i've heard it suggested that really successful
open source
projects now need serious
Frank,
You wrote: I would *prefer* a project coming into incubation with six
developers from six different organizations to one with six developers
all from one organization.
Well put. You said in one sentence what I was trying to say in four (4)
paragraphs.
Landon
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Real artists ship. For everyone else, there is wanking.
I'm going to add that to my book of favorite quotes. To bad it means I'm
a wanker myself...
Landon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:15 PM
To:
I wasn't trying to apply this quote to all forms of non-programming
support on open source projects.
I was applying it to programmers like myself, that have 52 projects in
their Eclipse IDE, but only two Ant scripts that actually produce a
working JAR file on a regular basis.
It seems my bad
I thought it might be wise to point out that this discussion seems to be
getting a little aggressive, and possibly a little personal.
All sides have made valid points. It's obvious that Mr. Fee isn't going
to agree with many of us on this particular issue, and his opinion is
worth considering.
I
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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:57 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Landon Blake wrote
I would remind Mr. Fee, very humbly (of course), that he
Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration
Landon Blake wrote:
I thought it might be wise to point out that this discussion seems to
be
getting a little aggressive, and possibly a little personal.
All sides have made valid points. It's obvious that Mr. Fee isn't
Frank wrote: I also do not accept that getting government data in open
standard formats is a basic right...
I had to respond to this statement. :]
I'd be pretty upset of my federal, state, or local government released
written information in French. It would be pretty useless to me. I think
the
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On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 09:53 -0700, Landon Blake wrote:
I thought it might be wise
?
Landon
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On Fri, May 9, 2008 21:11, Landon Blake
Bruce,
I agree with Puneet. In this scenario it would make more sense for the
organization to maintain their own fork of the code to which
improvements can be made. This really doesn't cause problems for the
parent of the fork as long as there is an established process and some
honest effort
).
Are really all the differences among forks impossible to reconcile, using that
'honest effort'? ;-)
Miguel
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+1 on making all 18 charter members. I know I can personally vouch for
both Martin Davis and Markus Lupp.
Landon
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Is it possible to move forward with seeking recommendations on OSGeo
policies regarding the export of software from an Attorney that is
experienced in this area of law?
If we'd like to move forward we will need to [1] find a suitable
attorney, [2] get an idea of the cost of a consultation [3]
The recent discussions on software export restrictions got me to
wondering if we have, or if we should create, a legal committee. This
would be a group familiar with patent law, licensing terms, and other
legal issues related to geospatial software (like privacy rights, access
to publicly funded
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