<div dir="ltr"><div>No Charles, they specify ESRI and the eg is ArcGIS. It is now eight years since GITOC spoke the news wrt government FOSS policy: <a href="http://www.sita.co.za/FOSS/foss_policy_2007.pdf">www.sita.co.za/FOSS/foss_policy_2007.pdf</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Chris Berens, GISc<br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 June 2015 at 11:28, Charles Rethman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rethman@me.com" target="_blank">rethman@me.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">I just read it quickly so I might have missed something. Does it not say “e.g. ESRI” which meaning ’such as ESRI (but not necessarily ESRI)’? Then we OS-people should jump at the opportunity to introduce to this important government department to more sustainable software choices!<div><br></div><div>Just my three cents...<br><div>
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<div>FYI -- note closing date of next Friday, 19 June. Thank you!<br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Re: Job description: GISc Technologist Position (Grade A – C)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning is looking to appoint a
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