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    But, just for clarity, does it mean that <br>
    <br>
    FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geo) is wrong? or  at
    least somebody can think that we are interested in free and close
    software?<br>
    <br>
    Because I, with my poor English,  interpret "free and open source"
    as "free and, at the same time, open" not "or free or open".<br>
    <br>
    Therefore really the name of our conferences is wrong?<br>
    English is so weird  :-D<br>
    <br>
    Maria<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Il 04/12/2015 23:45, Jody Garnett ha
      scritto:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Sorry will try again - consider changing the
        sentence to: "by means of open-source tools,"
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        <div>The use of the word free can include software that is free
          to use, but not open source. I remember in Brazil open source
          was having a hard time gaining traction as a university GIS
          system was available for free in the market, but it was not
          open source.</div>
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        <div>If you believe your bid is price sensitive consider
          changing the sentence to "by means of free open-source
          tools,".<br>
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                        <div>--</div>
                        <div>Jody Garnett</div>
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              <div class="gmail_quote">On 4 December 2015 at 12:41,
                Maria Antonia Brovelli <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                wrote:<br>
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                    <div>Sorry but the second point is not clear to me.
                      What do you mean? The project refers to free and
                      open source software. What has OSGeo against free
                      and open source software?  </div>
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                      <div>Maria</div>
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                        <div>Inviato dal mio dispositivo Samsung</div>
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                      Da: Jody Garnett <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com"
                        target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> <br>
                      Data: 04/12/2015 21:18 (GMT+01:00) <br>
                      A: Maria Antonia Brovelli <<a
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                        href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it"
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                      Cc: OSGeo-Board <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org"
                        target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> <br>
                      Oggetto: Re: [Board] Italian Project <br>
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                          <div dir="ltr">One small clarification, the
                            "geodatabase to be published by free and
                            open source tools". 
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                            <div>Can we avoid the words geodatabase,
                              although it is a descriptive name - it is
                              also the name of a proprietary file
                              format. </div>
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                            <div>OSGeo may also wish to revise the above
                              to be limited to "open-source" tools - we
                              are an advocate for software libre after
                              all (Just being free is not enough).</div>
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                                      <div>--</div>
                                      <div>Jody Garnett</div>
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                            <div class="gmail_quote">On 4 December 2015
                              at 07:36, Maria Brovelli <span dir="ltr">
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                              wrote:<br>
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                                <div><small><small><big><small>Dear
                                          OSGeo Board Members
                                        </small></big></small><br>
                                    <small><big><small>together with
                                          colleagues of other italian
                                          universities we are writing a
                                          proposal in answering the
                                          current call of the Italian
                                          Ministry of University. We are
                                          proposing a reseach</small>
                                      </big><small><big>based of urban
                                          geo big data (abstract
                                          attached).</big></small></small><br>
                                    <br>
                                    <small><small><big>The units
                                          involved are: </big></small></small><br>
                                    <small><small><big>Politecnico di
                                          Milano (PI) Maria Brovelli </big></small></small><br>
                                    <small><small><big>Politecnico di
                                          Torino, Piero Boccardo </big></small></small><br>
                                    <small><small><big>La Sapienza
                                          University Rome, Mattia Crespi
                                        </big></small></small><br>
                                    <small><small><big>Padua University,
                                          Francesco Pirotti </big></small></small><br>
                                    <small><small><big>CNR, Riccardo
                                          Lanari </big></small></small><br>
                                    <small><small><big>ISPRA, Michele
                                          Munafò</big></small> </small><br>
                                  </small>
                                  <div><small><small>The project is
                                        based on open data and open<big><big>
                                          </big></big><small><big><big>GIS</big></big>
                                        </small>software. I wonder if,
                                        as <b>
                                          OSGeo</b>, you may/want to
                                        provide an endorsement letter. <br>
                                        In case, I'm attaching a draft
                                        where simply you say that the
                                        project is of interest.
                                        Obviously feel free to modify or
                                        add what you want.<br>
                                        The deadline for me to receive
                                        such a letter is December 18th.<br>
                                        <br>
                                        Many thanks! Have a lovely week
                                        end. <br>
                                        <span>Maria</span></small></small><big>
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Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor
Politecnico di Milano

ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS AB; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET 
Sol Katz Award 2015
 
Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALY)
Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321
e-mail1: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>
e-mail2: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></pre>
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