[OSGeo Africa] Job description: GISc Technologist Contract Position

[Chris Berens]

No Charles, they specify ESRI and the eg is ArcGIS. It is now eight years
since GITOC spoke the news wrt government FOSS policy:
www.sita.co.za/FOSS/foss_policy_2007.pdf

Chris Berens, GISc

On 15 June 2015 at 11:28, Charles Rethman <rethman at me.com> wrote:

> I just read it quickly so I might have missed something. Does it not say
> “e.g. ESRI” which meaning ’such as ESRI (but not necessarily ESRI)’? Then
> we OS-people should jump at the opportunity to introduce to this important
> government department to more sustainable software choices!
>
> Just my three cents...
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> Charles Rethman
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> On 14 Jun 2015, at 10:12 AM, Nhamo, Luxon (IWMI-South Africa) <
> L.Nhamo at cgiar.org> wrote:
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>  There is nothing wrong with that‎. Why should it shatter? That's what
> the position requires.  Which system  should be  preferred and why? Those
> systems should be as competitive as Esri products.
>
>  Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>    *From: *Chris Berens
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> Contract Position
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>  Another ESRI only government position.  When will that glass ceiling
> shatter?
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>    Chris Berens, GISc
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