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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The guy is stuck in 90’s (there is a “retro” feature in QGIS for him </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>)!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Maybe you can elaborate more on the vendor lock-in and policies/guidelines against such practices (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2042943/eu-guide-helps-governments-avoid-vendor-lockin.html)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If he is motivated by other things (being ESRI’s Gold partner….maybe), it is difficult to have a rational discussion with. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Saber<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> qgis-developer-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-developer-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Isenburg<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 June 2015 13:43<br><b>To:</b> qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Qgis-developer] ASPRS LWG chair opens can of QGIS and FOSS worms in latest column<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello folks,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>for years I have enjoyed reading Lewis Graham's "Random Points" column in the LiDAR News magazine. I usually get some novel insight or come across a thought-provoking new concept and this month's column is especially interesting. It mashes up the ongoing "LAZ clone" conflict that asks to keep LiDAR stored in "open formats" with the practically related but conceptually independent "open source" software movement.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The article revives Steve Ballmers “Linux is a cancer” mantra it talks about how the GPL license is a "time-bomb" and makes Asia Air Survey - the gold sponsor of QGIS - appear blue-eyed in their support of such a "viral license". But it is probably best you read the entire two pages for yourself.<br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/LAStools/status/610057423672471552" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/LAStools/status/610057423672471552</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As Lewis' opinions are regarded highly by the LiDAR and photogrammetry industries (myself included) and as the first few paragraphs of this widely-circulated LiDAR magazine article are a complete distortion of my personal motivation on "open formats" that will directly hurt my professional reputation, I have little choice but to respond with a correction to his column. Let me know if you have any errata on Lewis' comments about the danger of open source licenses that you want me to include.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Martin @rapidlasso<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div>
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