Dear All<br><br>Another avenue to promote FOSS is at schools and tertiary institutions. I teach both FOSS and <span class="st">"proprietary"</span> GIS software to students; whilst promoting the benefits of FOSS (especially as a teaching modality) to students. Hopefully, they will take the benefits of this approach to future employers. <br>
<br>An aside, I would be keen to network with others interested in projects that would involve collaboration between CPUT/UCT students and "industry". My email is <<a href="mailto:randa@cput.ac.za">randa@cput.ac.za</a>> for further correspondence. <br>
<br>Regards<br><br>Andrew<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 February 2012 16:08, S Coetzer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:geotech.sarel@gmail.com">geotech.sarel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks Gavin<br><br>I remember those old docs (2007 - 2008). It will be nice to get current feedback of OSGEO mail "members" to see if they have promoted FOSS and to see what the current status in government is at the moment.<br>
<br>There has been a trend and shift in the GIS applications of late. Open source products are bringing out great functionality and has caused propitiatory software to release some functionality for free or lose clientele.<br>
<br>SQL server now has spatial extension (only couple years late)<br>ArcGIS 10 now has free analysis tools where you had to pay in the past (thanks to QGIS/Grass which had it for past 5 years)<br><br>It seems that OSS software is leading the propitiatory pack but yet organizations wants to pay license fees.<br>
<br>Just sharing my thoughts<br><br>Regards<br clear="all">Sarel Coetzer <br><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Gavin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gavinjfleming@gmail.com" target="_blank">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I'm also interested in Modiba's take, and of other SITA employees on this list.<br>
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Here are some background docs to FOSS and interoperability policy in SA:<br>
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<a href="http://www.sita.co.za/FOSS/FOSS1.html" target="_blank">http://www.sita.co.za/FOSS/FOSS1.html</a><br>
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<a href="http://gissa.org.za/special-interest-groups/open-source/foss-documents" target="_blank">http://gissa.org.za/special-interest-groups/open-source/foss-documents</a><br>
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I know from the SITA COO that she was hoping to have a FOSS GIS transition / rollout plan ready by the end of this financial year but that all the requirements were unlikely to be in place by then. So we should look forward to lots of SITA activity in this space in the coming year. <br>
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Gavin<div><div><br>
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On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 13:36 +0200, S Coetzer wrote:<br>
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Hi Modiba<br>
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Please provide us (OSGEO List users) with Sita's policy with regards to using FOSS products. Very curious on your take on this.<br>
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Sarel Coetzer <br>
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On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Modiba Ramohlale <<a href="mailto:modiba.ramohlale@sita.co.za" target="_blank">modiba.ramohlale@sita.co.za</a>> wrote:<br>
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I will have to agree with Greg. I have guided two 'good' programmers<br>
who initially had no knowledge of GIS. It took them less than 3 months<br>
to understand how ArcIMS was constructed as well as AXL et al.<br>
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Subject: RE: [OSGeo Africa] Junior GIS Developer needed<br>
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Dear Jeffy,<br>
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I do have someone who is a Developer/ programmer, what he has no GIS<br>
background at this stage but he is willing to learn. His credentials<br>
include -Javascript<br>
-C#.<br>
.Net<br>
-SQL Server.<br>
<br>
If you can provide training on the ArcGIS programme, he will not<br>
disappoint you. His contact are <a href="tel:0739854916" target="_blank">0739854916</a>. His name is Grant Mandla<br>
Setei.<br>
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Subject: [OSGeo Africa] Junior GIS Developer needed<br>
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Hi All,<br>
<br>
I need a GIS Developer a.s.a.p to be based in Pretoria Head Office of<br>
Department of Public Works.<br>
-Knowleage of ESRI ArcGIS Suite 9.3.1 or above -ASP.net -Javascript<br>
-C#.Net -SQL Server or Oracle DB -Proficient in OOP, Design patterns,<br>
best practices and be experience of SDLC.<br>
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Willing to learn new technologies, team player and innovative.<br>
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I am will to teach the potential candidate if she/he shortfall of the<br>
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documentation.<br>
<br>
Thanks and regards,<br>
<br>
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