[OSGeo-Discuss] open source desktop shootout

[Brian Russo]

I say we call it free and non-free so we can have a 10 page thread
debating software licenses.

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Seven (aka Arnulf) <seven at arnulf.us> wrote:
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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
>
> - --
> Arnulf Christl
>
> Exploring Space, Time and Mind
> http://arnulf.us
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