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<p>Yes there is a good example for this. I think this could actually
be THE textbook example of open washing in GIS:</p>
<p> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/open-vision/overview">https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/open-vision/overview</a></p>
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<p>just my 2 cents ;)<br>
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<p>Christian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 02.11.18 um 11:01 schrieb Suchith
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I came across this term
OpenWashing at </span>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Openwashing: to spin a
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Openwashing: n., having an
appearance of open-source and open-licensing for marketing
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am trying to understand
the impact of this in GIS. Is there any examples of GIS
Vendors using this OpenWashing?</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best wishes,</span></p>
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