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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">There is CopyLeft which is the purest form of ‘open source’<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft</span></font></a><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Then there is the ‘Cathedral and the Bazaar’ [essay] for a considering how process-and-chaos vie as community
reaches for fruition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">To my mind, the ‘core’ platforms for communication must be CopyLeft. We need to maximize the essentials for exchange
of ideas, our franca lingua.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">But, like Jody suggests, value-added should be free to be open ^or^ proprietary. But, but with ‘open’ always able
to challenge ‘proprietary’ for true value-added.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Our world needs both, open and proprietary, with ability for ‘open’ to challenge ‘proprietary’ never to be compromised.
In this way we can unleash small and medium enterprise to all kinds of spectacular and innovative solutions.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Caveat: For our collective intellect to accelerate at the speed of enlightenment, we need maximum and fully open
education for every kid on this planet. That is if we care enough to invest in our greatest natural resource, our children. Not to mention a beautifully ‘open’ tomorrow for ourselves, as oldies but goodies. ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For a light-hearted semordnilap, there is no nepo-tism in open!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As for the Android Tower of Babel, how to fix? Would CopyLeft have forced a more collective approach?
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The question I ask is, why doesn’t Linux have a world-class GUI, so the darn thing would be more friendly to app
development! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Is it the Cathedral and Bazaar syndrome?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Patrick Bonobo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Discuss
[mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Jody Garnett<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 22, 2017 6:53 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Suchith Anand<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> discuss@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Is it possible for proprietary GIS vendor to market their proprietary product as Open ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font>foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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