[Board] Re: Random selection of board members tobe replaced/re-elected

[Michael P. Gerlek]

> > ongoing Open Technology Development efforts within the DoD and  
> > Intelligence Community.
> 
> This sounds terrific, it seems that a powerful vector for spread of
> open source GIS, is for it to appear in the context of "e-government" 
> and to be taken up by one kind of government agency that can influence
> others... as long as more of us get to share in all that Intelligence 
> eventually ;) 

Yes, do keep up the good fight, Mark --

I've been dealing with a couple large defense contractor types lately,
and I can attest that the hearts/minds battle for acceptance of FOSS is
not yet won :-(

-mpg