[OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

[Seven (aka Arnulf)]

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Markus Neteler wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Cameron Shorter
> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Percy,
>> To start the ball rolling, I've created a wiki page for a desktop comparison
>> here:
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Desktop_Comparison
> 
> Here a reasonable contribution, lead by Tom McConnell:
> 
> "Matrix on OSGeo and COTS software functionality"
> http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Albk_XRkhVkzdGxyYk8tNEZvLUp1UTUzTFN5bjlLX2c&hl=en
> 
> Best regards,
> Markus
> 

Here comes the prayer wheel again...

What does "COTS" mean? "Ready-made products" [1]. Is that the opposite
to Open Source software? No.

Citing some more Wikipedia: "The term often refers to computer software
or hardware systems and may also include free software with commercial
support."

Best regards,

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COTS
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off-the-shelf

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Arnulf Christl

Exploring Space, Time and Mind
http://arnulf.us
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