[OSGeo-Discuss] Is it possible for properitery GIS vendor to market thier properitery product as Open?

[Steven Feldman]

I wanted to respond to Suchith’s query but I found the strength and length of my thoughts to be too much to include in an email. I was also keen to share them with a wider audience than the regulars on this list.

So if you are interested in my views on the use of the adjective ‘open’ you can read my post on "Esri isn’t evil” at http://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/blog/esri-isnt-evil/ <http://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/blog/esri-isnt-evil/>

Feel free to rant at me in the comments section of my blog or back her on the list

May the FOSS be with you
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Steven


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>   1. Is it possible for properitery GIS vendor to market thier
>      properitery product as Open ? (Suchith Anand)
>   2. Re: Is it possible for properitery GIS vendor to market thier
>      properitery product as Open ? (Jody Garnett)
>   3. Re: Is it possible for proprietary GIS vendor to market their
>      proprietary product as Open ? (Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX))
>   4. Re: Is it possible for properitery GIS vendor to	market thier
>      properitery product as Open ? (Kiringai Kamau)
>   5. Re: Is it possible for properitery GIS vendor to market thier
>      properitery product as Open ? (María Arias de Reyna)
>   6. Re: Is it possible for properitery GIS vendor to market thier
>      properitery product as Open ? (María Arias de Reyna)
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>      properitery product as Open ? (María Arias de Reyna)
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>      properitery product as Open ? (Luí­s Moreira de Sousa)
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>      properitery product as Open ? (María Arias de Reyna)
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> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:15:27 +0000
> From: Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
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> Hi all,
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> I have a query. If a properitery GIS vendor starts marketing thier properitery products as Open platform and software then what rights do the organisations and customers have who are mislead buying the  properitery software thinking it is open have ?  The definision of Proprietary software [1] is very clearly defined, so  how can it be possible for any properitery GIS vendor to market their  software knowingly as open platform if it is properitery?
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> This also greatly affects the business and revenues of true open source software companies .  Who is responsible for any misleading marketing that results in losses to both customers who are mislead to buy the properitery software thinking it is open  and also to other companies who do true open source business who lose out on the business opportunities? Is it right business ethics to do this?
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> Best wishes,
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> Suchith
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> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software
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