Cameron,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Cameron Shorter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Lorenzo,<br>
I love this email of yours.<br></blockquote><div><br>thanks a lot :)<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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I strongly encourage you to copy the text of this email into your press releases at: <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010#Press_Releases" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010#Press_Releases</a><br>
</blockquote><div><br><br>I had to think about it.<br>I've finally decided to create the Community Releases (as suggested by Tyler):<br><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010#Community_Releases">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010#Community_Releases</a><br>
<br>I had the opinion that FOSS4G is normally sending too many Press Releases and I honestly get annoyed and left to read messages after 5-6... shame on me.<br>After a little investigation I know that I was not the only one.<br>
What I dream is a cloud of informations from different medias: blogs, twitters, media partners, that send informations continuously and asynchronous: a never ending buzz about FOSS4G. <br>utopia?!? (probably)<br>Anyway I will propose more messages like this to involve as much people as possible.<br>
Please everybody feel free to enhance your personal way to promote FOSS4G: we are a community!<br>:)<br><br>lorenzo<br><br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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That way future conferences will think to send out such an email too.<br>
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It would also be valuable if there were a similar email for planet.osgeo bloggers, if anyone wishes to compile and then check such a list.<br>
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Lorenzo Becchi wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
from my analysis of the webstats and registration form, having link to <a href="http://2010.foss4g.org" target="_blank">2010.foss4g.org</a> <<a href="http://2010.foss4g.org/" target="_blank">http://2010.foss4g.org/</a>> on project pages is more important then any Media Sponsors we can ask for.<div>
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I'm including those who have already done so, just to say thanks! It is really helping drive traffic to our pages!!!<br>
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Please consider adding the logo and some text encouraging your site visitors to attend, if you haven't already. This is a good way to show a corporate image respect to OSGeo and FOSS4G.<br>
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here is the current status:<br>
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Web Mapping<br>
* deegree -> NO<br>
* geomajas -> YES<br>
* GeoServer -> YES<br>
* Mapbender -> YES<br>
* MapBuilder -> NO<br>
* MapFish -> YES<br>
* MapGuide Open Source -> NO<br>
* MapServer -> YES<br>
* OpenLayers -> NO<br>
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Desktop Applications<br>
* GRASS GIS -> YES<br>
* OSSIM -> YES<br>
* Quantum GIS -> YES<br>
* gvSIG -> YES<br>
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Geospatial Libraries<br>
* FDO -> YES<br>
* GDAL/OGR -> YES (including a nice text [1])<br>
* GEOS -> YES<br>
* GeoTools -> YES<br>
* MetaCRS -> NO<br>
* PostGIS -> YES<br>
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Metadata Catalog<br>
* GeoNetwork -> YES<br>
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If you are in the community of one of the project that aren't showing the FOSS4G logo yet, please ask the leaders.<br>
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If you have a blog or a personal site please add a comment and our logo [2].<br>
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best regards<br>
Lorenzo<br>
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[1] "FOSS4G 2010 <<a href="http://2010.foss4g.org/" target="_blank">http://2010.foss4g.org/</a>> is the leading annual<br>
conference for free and open source geospatial software. It will include<br>
workshops and presentations related to GDAL/OGR, and some of the<br>
GDAL/OGR development community will be attending. It is /the/ event for<br>
those interested in GDAL/OGR, other FOSS geospatial technologies and the<br>
community around them."<br>
[2] <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010_Marketing" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010_Marketing</a><br></div></div>
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