<div dir="auto">IBM, Google, and I believe even Microsoft have all sponsored various forms of the conference over the years. There are commits in repos from ESRI employees. Python, gdal, and other projects are used directly in ESRI software. Sponsoring a conference is a pretty small, but visible way, to show support. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 25, 2018 08:57, "Stefano Campus" <<a href="mailto:skampus@gmail.com">skampus@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Obviously, as I said before, this is my perspective and I am ready to hear different opinions and to change mine.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">s.<br><div dir="auto"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Il 25/Feb/2018 03:54 PM, "Dan Little" <<a href="mailto:theduckylittle@gmail.com" target="_blank">theduckylittle@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="m_6479958803234704753quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">You are the only one, and serving a very limited perspective. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="m_6479958803234704753elided-text">On Feb 25, 2018 08:43, "Stefano Campus" <<a href="mailto:skampus@gmail.com" target="_blank">skampus@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="m_6479958803234704753elided-text"><div dir="auto"><div>Thank you for your quick reply, Maria.</div><div dir="auto">This is certainly my mistake, since I had not noticed it.</div><div dir="auto">But apart from that, am I the only one feeling that this sponsorship is not exactly 'normal'?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stefano</div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Il 25/Feb/2018 03:32 PM, "Maria Antonia Brovelli" <<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>> ha scritto:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="m_6479958803234704753m_-5552276605015437340m_2562476338757538335quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Dear Stefano, this is not a novelty. It happened also in the previous years (see the websites of the conferences). </p>
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<b>Inviato:</b> domenica 25 febbraio 2018 15:26<br>
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<b>Oggetto:</b> [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2018 sponsorship</font>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Hi,</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">I see ESRI is one of the sponsor of FOSS4G 2018.</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Do the OSGeo Board and Local Committee think it is appropriate?</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Our Romans ancestors used to say: 'Pecunia non olet' (money don't smell) but </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">sometimes...</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Thank you for your reply</span>
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