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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">+1 (for ‘not the only one’)<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It is good to receive support, I am not contesting that.<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 this issue seems worthy of considered discussion.<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">Even OGC receives considerable funding from ESRI, further complicating the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">P.S.: Curious, was the Lidar compression ‘open standard’ issue ever resolved?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<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>Luigi Pirelli<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 25, 2018 10:50 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Dan Little<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> OSGeo Discussions<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2018 sponsorship<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Not the only one... Sorry<br>
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On Sunday, 25 February 2018, Dan Little <<a href="mailto:theduckylittle@gmail.com">theduckylittle@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You are the only one, and serving a very limited perspective. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Feb 25, 2018 08:43, "Stefano Campus" <<a href="mailto:skampus@gmail.com" target="_blank">skampus@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you for your quick reply, Maria.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is certainly my mistake, since I had not noticed it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">But apart from that, am I the only one feeling that this sponsorship is not exactly 'normal'?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stefano<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Stefano, this is not a novelty. It happened also in the previous years (see the websites
of the conferences). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - Building 3 - 20133 Milano (Italy</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold">Da:</span></font></b><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
Discuss <<a href="mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> per conto di Stefano Campus <<a href="mailto:skampus@gmail.com" target="_blank">skampus@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Inviato:</span></b> domenica 25 febbraio 2018 15:26<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">A:</span></b> <a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Oggetto:</span></b> [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2018 sponsorship</span></font><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi,<br>
I see ESRI is one of the sponsor of FOSS4G 2018.<br>
Do the OSGeo Board and Local Committee think it is appropriate?<br>
Our Romans ancestors used to say: 'Pecunia non olet' (money don't smell) but</span></font><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></font><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">sometimes...<br>
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</span></font><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you for your reply</span></font><font color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
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