[postgis-devel] R: Re: OGC compliant certified

[masha_alessandro at libero.it]

ok
many thanks

Alex

>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: chodgson at refractions.net
>Data: 07/06/2011 20.40
>A: "PostGIS Development Discussion"<postgis-devel at postgis.refractions.net>
>Ogg: Re: [postgis-devel] OGC compliant certified
>
>Ok, sorry, I was somewhat misinformed, and I should revise my earlier 
>statement.
>
>PostGIS WAS certified, and was to my knowledge the reference 
>implementation for Simple Features for SQL types and functions profile.
>
>Refractions has since decided that there is little value for the company 
>to continue to pay the annual licensing fees required by OGC in order to 
>maintain the right to advertise that PostGIS is certified. Annual fees, 
>per version of postgis, per version of specification, based on the gross 
>revenues of the "parent" company.
>
>I can't help but wonder which other open source packages do continue to 
>pay these fees. I wonder if there is a role for OSGeo to play here, as 
>there is the potential to cap the overall licensing fees for a single 
>OGC member organization.
>
>Regardless, the answer two your question is that both websites are 
>correct, as PostGIS previously was, and therefore "has been" certified 
>as compliant. But as the OpenGIS site is telling you, we are not 
>currently paying for the right to advertise that fact using the OGC's 
>trademarks.
>
>Fun stuff.
>
>Chris
> 
>
>Chris Hodgson wrote:
>> Postgis is in fact certified, there is a scan of the signed 
>> certificate here:
>>
>> http://postgis.refractions.net/files/opengis-certification.png
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> masha_alessandro at libero.it wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello
>>> In the Postgis  Home page it's wrote "PostGIS follows the OpenGIS 
>>> "Simple Features Specification for SQL" and has been *certified as 
>>> compliant* with the "Types and Functions" profile".
>>> But when I open th OGC site and look for the Specification -->Simple 
>>> Feature - SQL - Types and Functions - PostgreGIS/PostgreSQL, the OGC 
>>> Spec doesn't appear in green (certified product) and isn't marked as 
>>> compliant!
>>> Anyone could give me some more information?
>>> Is the OGC web sites updated!
>>>
>>> I need it for legal question.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
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