[Proj] RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Brief history of GIS OSS (bit offtopic?)

[Mateusz Loskot]

Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> Rafal Wawer wrote:
>> Thank you Markus,
>> I will teach FOSS4G upcoming days. The article appeared right on time  
>> for me to include it in the references (-;
>> Hopefully it will develop to cover most of the existing FOSS4G 
>> projects. A roadmap of FOSS4G projects?
> 
> Rafal,
> 
> Recently, I've been writing a small article about FOSS in GIS with focus 
> on Python applications and researched the history a bit. Here is a list 
> of dates I've identified:
> 
> late 70's - begin of Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS)

I've found [1] exact year when MOSS was published/released - 1978
It's also confirmed on Polish GeoForum website [2]

[1] 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4606038/2004-Article-by-Carl-Reed-MOSS-A-Historical-perspective
[2] 
http://www.geoforum.pl/pages/index.php?page=GIS_chronologia2&id_catalog_text=2366
http://tinyurl.com/geoforum-moss-1978

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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