[Qgis-user] QGIS for safe organization use.

[Greg Troxel]

jhubbslist--- via QGIS-User <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> writes:

> I made a decision a long time ago to stick with QGIS and other Open
> Source software for GIS purposes because my access to ESRI products
> depends on an employer's or client's paying for it; if I no longer
> have that employer or client, I'll lose that access and I can't afford
> ArcGIS licenses on my own, so why don't I keep my expertise going with
> QGIS since no one can take it from me?

This is a great point.  In the context of making trail maps for a
conservation organization, I decided not to deal with propriety
software, both because any time I put into learning it would only be
useful if someone were paying for a license (and providing and
administering a Windows machie to run it on!), and because it means
other casual contributors wouldn't be able to just use it.