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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks to the hard work of Frank and Greg of the FDO project, we now have a patch available for the open source raster provider. The details of how to install it are at </FONT><A HREF="http://mapguide.osgeo.org/downloads.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://mapguide.osgeo.org/downloads.html</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (see the third bullet point in the Windows Installers section).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This patch only applies to Windows, no patch is required for the Linux version.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Also, I have put instructions on how to use the GDAL provider in the FAQ at </FONT><A HREF="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/MapGuide_Open_User_Technical_FAQ%27s"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/MapGuide_Open_User_Technical_FAQ%27s</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This patch is not the MrSID and ECW plugins that Frank is also working on (BTW, thanks Frank for your efforts here to support the MGOS project).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tom</FONT>
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