<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">disc<br><div><div>On Oct 16, 2013, at 11:34 AM, "Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)" <<a href="mailto:bob.basques@ci.stpaul.mn.us">bob.basques@ci.stpaul.mn.us</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Arnie,<br><br>Vendor lock-in, or rather preventing it, would be a strong second as far as reasons go, but it's not really applicable to describing a positions work items (I don't think) and seems like it might be closer to a policy issue (in my mind).<br><br>Thanks for the feedback.<br><br>Bobb<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Bobb</div><div><br></div><div>I would argue that one needs an OpenSource Reference implementation to </div><div>vet adherence to any OpenStandard</div><div><br></div><div>In fact I would go even further and say that any new OpenStandard proposal</div><div>should be accompanied by an OpenSource implementation before acceptance</div><div>as such</div><div><br></div><div>Norman</div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><br><blockquote type="cite"> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Arnie Shore [mailto:shoreas@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>]<br> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:04 AM<br> To: Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)<br> Cc: osgeo-discuss (<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>)<br> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Defining a GIO position (or<br> attmepting to . . .)<br><br> Well, adherence to standards is integral to the issue of<br> interoperability, a critical project success factor in this<br> increasingly interconnected world.<br><br> And, there's no motivation for vendor lock-in, since the revenue<br> protection motivation (usually!) doesn't exist. (I can tell you<br> re all of the verbiage I've excreted in a prior life justifying<br> sole-source procurements.)<br><br> Also, possibly important for the devout among us is that the Good<br> Lord must love standards; She made so many of them!<br><br> AS<br><br> On 10/16/13, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)<br> <<a href="mailto:bob.basques@ci.stpaul.mn.us">bob.basques@ci.stpaul.mn.us</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi all,<br><br>I wonder if I could get some feedback on the following<br></blockquote> statement, I'm<br><blockquote type="cite">looking for the other side of the argument (I know it's hard to<br></blockquote> put<br><blockquote type="cite">yourself there :c).<br><br>"Open Source software enforces standards" ... <snip /><br></blockquote></blockquote><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org">Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>