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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24-08-14 21:31, Jachym Cepicky
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<p dir="ltr">Hi Karel,</p>
<p dir="ltr">As you said, I try to promote OSGeo as much as
possible, but it never is one man show. You are registered as
OSGeo advocate as well, as well as other community members. It
was always said, that community is our biggest strength. And
this is the case.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yes, we have to step out of our nich, to reach other
communities. But Foss4g-europe is about our community, to
support it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Just 2 cents</p>
<p dir="ltr">Jachym</p>
<p dir="ltr">Send from cellphone</p>
<p dir="ltr">-- <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 24, 2014 3:43 PM, "Karel Charvat"
<<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:charvat@ccss.cz">charvat@ccss.cz</a>>
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Hi all,<br>
I would like make some comments from position of business. I
am new in this forum, but I am long time involved as manager
in integration of system and development of software (mainly
OS}. We are using OSGEO products and we are also trying to put
our development towards community, so support OS development
(not OSGEO products, there we have only small contribution).<br>
But I have to say, that not many others companies in Czech are
doing the same and probably they don’t plan to do the some. I
am sure, that most of them respect license, but they use OS in
the some way as proprietary software, only without obligation
to pay (and this is main reason).<br>
It is nice idea to start promote FOSS Fair trade branch, but
what is necessary to start build OSGEPO brand. I am afraid,
that most of developers and also customers (public servant's}
are aware about OSGEO.<br>
And FOSS4GI event (global or European) are not way, how to
reach community. I am sure, that information about FOSS4GI
(Europe) is well reaching community OSGEO community, but not
to much outside. So there is necessary, that OSGEO will be
active outside of FOSS4GI events, local national European,
Global. Only this is the way.<br>
I think that in Czech Jachym start to do it in good way, but
all is long process<br>
Karel<br>
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On Behalf Of Dirk Frigne<br>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 11:28 AM<br>
To: Even Rouault; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Subject: Re: [Industry] development model vs business model<br>
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Even,<br>
<br>
On 22-08-14 21:31, Even Rouault wrote:<br>
> Le vendredi 22 août 2014 15:45:45, Mateusz Łoskot a écrit
:<br>
>> On 22 August 2014 14:28, Dirk Frigne <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:dirk.frigne@geosparc.com">dirk.frigne@geosparc.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>> reacting on the comments of Mateusz:<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 22-08-14 12:03, Dirk Frigne wrote:<br>
>>>> Sorry for crossposting, but this snippet from
the thread<br>
[...]<br>
><br>
> If we were to deliver a "Fair trade open source" label
(or more<br>
> specifically "Fair trade of OSGeo software"), it would
be difficult<br>
> to do that in a ... fair way, because you would have to
measure<br>
> somehow the value contributed back to OSGeo with respect
to the value made by using OSGeo software.<br>
The fact something will be difficult does not mean impossible.<br>
The first thing we would have to do is to define why open
source (in general - but as far as we are concerned for Geo)
is important, and what is "fair" and what is not.<br>
This can be done by listening to people who are using open
source for business. Why they choose for OSGeo software, and
what they think is fair (or only legal).<br>
<br>
I think a good opportunity to start with this is the proposed
business track on the next FOSS4G-Europe conference. The
idea's for such a business track are being discussed in the
thread "when and where" [1].<br>
From such testimonials we can learn what "we" define as "Fair"
and establish guidelines, which when followed allows a
business entity, an academic user or an administration to
label themselves as respecting these guidelines.<br>
This could be a good first start for this difficult task.<br>
<br>
><br>
> Even<br>
D.<br>
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Yours sincerely,
ir. Dirk Frigne
CEO
Geosparc n.v.
Brugsesteenweg 587
B-9030 Ghent
Tel: +32 9 236 60 18
GSM: +32 495 508 799
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