[OSGeo-Discuss] Defining a GIO position (or attmepting to . . .)

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Arnie,

Vendor lock-in, or rather preventing it, would be a strong second as far as reasons go, but it's not really applicable to describing a positions work items (I don't think) and seems like it might be closer to a policy issue (in my mind).

Thanks for the feedback.

Bobb


>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Arnie Shore [mailto:shoreas at gmail.com]
>  Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:04 AM
>  To: Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
>  Cc: osgeo-discuss (discuss at lists.osgeo.org)
>  Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Defining a GIO position (or
>  attmepting to . . .)
>  
>  Well, adherence to standards is integral to the issue of
>  interoperability, a critical project success factor in this
>  increasingly interconnected world.
>  
>  And, there's no motivation for vendor lock-in, since the revenue
>  protection motivation (usually!) doesn't exist.  (I can tell you
>  re all of the verbiage I've excreted in a prior life justifying
>  sole-source procurements.)
>  
>  Also, possibly important for the devout among us is that the Good
>  Lord must love standards;  She made so many of them!
>  
>  AS
>  
>  On 10/16/13, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
>  <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us> wrote:
>  > Hi all,
>  >
>  > I wonder if I could get some feedback on the following
>  statement, I'm
>  > looking for the other side of the argument (I know it's hard to
>  put
>  > yourself there  :c).
>  >
>  > "Open Source software enforces standards" ... <snip />