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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m sending this to GeoWanking and OSGeo discuss, so I
apologize in advance if your inbox gets hit with it twice. :]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>I've written a blog post on the OpenJUMP blog about some of
the<br>
problems with software standards.<br>
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I imagine this post will make some people upset, but I think it raises<br>
some valid points. I don't think that everyone involved in open source<br>
GIS will agree with me, but I think I identify some problems with the<br>
love of standards that our of particular interest to our community.<br>
(In a way that isn't of interest to those that develop closed-source<br>
GIS programs.)<br>
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At any rate, the post is a long one, so if you do read it give<br>
yourself 5 or 10 minutes. Before you flame me remember that I'm just a<br>
surveyor that has seen too much sun, and that my opinion doesn't count<br>
for a whole lot in the big scheme of things. :]<br>
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You can read the post here:<br>
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<a href="http://openjump.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://openjump.blogspot.com/</a><br>
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The Sunburned Surveyor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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