<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It seems I have too much time on my hands, semi retired but keen to keep busy, lol,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">With there being over 1000 plugins, the Key Word search in the Plugin Manager is very good at shortlisting plugins of interest. I do like it, and having added 2 plugins I have seen it work very well.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>I personally see the sum total of QGIS with its Plugin Capability, PostGRES/PostGIS and GeoPackages as being able to support a Market Place much like what MapInfo, AutoCad and ESRI have. I.e. Not just Plugins but also data and services.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.autodesk.com.au/products">Buy Autodesk Software | Get Prices & Buy Online | Official Autodesk Store</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis-marketplace/overview">ArcGIS Marketplace | Location Data Marketplace - Esri Partners</a><br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=b16abb200dc91602JmltdHM9MTcwNzI2NDAwMCZpZ3VpZD0yOTdhZWUzOC01MWFhLTY0ZjAtMjk3NS1mYzUxNTAzNzY1YjEmaW5zaWQ9NTE5Nw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=297aee38-51aa-64f0-2975-fc51503765b1&psq=mapinfo+marketplace&u=a1aHR0cDovL21hcGluZm9tYXJrZXRwbGFjZS5wcmVjaXNlbHkuY29tLw&ntb=1" class="gmail-" style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,7,162);text-decoration-line:none">MapInfo Marketplace - Precisely</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I would also like to see QGIS developers, PostGRES/PostGIS Specialists have a place to advertise their skills and seek income. E.g.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.freelancer.com/find/python">The Best Freelance Python Developers For Hire | Freelancer</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/">Fiverr - Freelance Services Marketplace</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I also think it should be run separately from QGIS itself, simply because if it were something like "<a href="http://www.QGIS.Org/MarketPlace">www.QGIS.Org/MarketPlace</a>" it would put QGIS on a commercial base. I like Even's idea of licensing QGIS Trademarks and branding in return for a commission on all sales. I would probably go one step further and have a senior QGIS member on the board of this new entity.<br></div><div><br></div><div>All up it is a lot of work, I have been trying to size it for a week or so now. Even when it is built it will need ongoing development and maintenance to keep it current.</div><div><br></div><div>My two cents worth<br></div><div>Roger</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 4:01 AM Even Rouault via QGIS-Developer <<a href="mailto:qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I’m not sure if I
would want this marketplace being hosted by QGIS itself
and being access through the current Plugin Manager. I
prefer the idea of QGIS being clearly free… but at the
same time maybe it’s not that bad if there is a mix of
free and paid plugin at the same place, as long as it’s
very easy filter. The obvious benefit of a marketplace
hosted by QGIS is that a small commission could collected
as Tim suggested. With a separate entity managing paid
plugins, there is no way for QGIS.org to systematically
receive a small donation as Sebastian explained with the
way it works with Blender.</span></p>
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<p>A viable external market place would at some point need to use
the QGIS trademark (in their domain name, etc), so they would have
to talk with QGIS.org first to see at which condition QGIS.org
accepts they use its trademark. That condition could be to
subscribe to a annual sustainable membership + a commission per
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