[OSGeo-Discuss] Introduction

[Landon Blake]

Mike,

I'd like to extend a personal welcome to you from OSGeo. (I'm sorry it
has taken me so long to do this.)

I think it is great to have someone from a company like Bentley on
board. You mentioned that you believe there is a role fro both
proprietary and open source software. I think we would all benefit for
more discussion on this topic. For example, what plans does Bentley
have, if any, for incorporating open source code/libraries into their
products? Does the company support open file formats?

I found this link using Google:

http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/MicroStation/OpenDGN/

I think this is a great step in the correct direction. (What would it
take to get Autodesk to do the same with DWG?)

I hope I have the change to work with you at OSGeo. We're mainly and
Autodesk shop at my day job, but we have recently acquired a license for
on installation of Microstation.

Landon

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of mike goldberg
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:24 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Introduction

Everyone,

I just wanted to send out an email to introduce myself.  I have been 
reading these threads for a while, but have never really had the time to

offer support. I can now dedicate time to really contribute and be an 
effective part of the OSGeo community.

My name is Mike Goldberg, and recently graduated (2006) from 
Shippensburg University with a degree in Geography / GIS. Post 
undergrad, i spent a year in Shanghai, taking in the culture and 
learning as much Mandarin I could. Currently, I work for Bentley Systems

as an Account Manager for their Geo/Civil product lines.  

I am a fairly new Linux user but love the Open Source aspect of the OS.

I'll be honest and say that I haven't had much experience with the open 
source GIS solutions as I've done most of my work with proprietary 
software in Windows.  

I hope to bring fresh ideas to help bolster Open Source GIS as an 
alternative, not a replacement, to proprietary software.  I think there 
is a time and place for both, with each having it's own benefits and 
pitfalls.  

I look forward to working with everyone here to make Open Source 
software better!  

Thanks!
Mike Goldberg
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