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

[Ravi Kumar]

This is a good thread, and let us discuss to derive a 'Note', for those
facing 'Questions', evangelising Free and Open GIS.

I suggest this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_platform for many who
wish to know.
May be we can have a page on, 'OSGeo Wiki' on this topic.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar


On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Suchith Anand <
Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Suchith
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software
>
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