[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2018 sponsorship

[Stefano Campus]

 thanks for the info!

s.

Il 25/Feb/2018 04:02 PM, "Dan Little" <theduckylittle at gmail.com> ha scritto:

> IBM, Google, and I believe even Microsoft have all sponsored various forms
> of the conference over the years. There are commits in repos from ESRI
> employees. Python, gdal, and other projects are used directly in ESRI
> software.  Sponsoring a conference is a pretty small, but visible way, to
> show support.
>
> On Feb 25, 2018 08:57, "Stefano Campus" <skampus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Obviously, as I said before, this is my perspective and I am ready to
>> hear different opinions and to change mine.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> s.
>>
>>
>>
>> Il 25/Feb/2018 03:54 PM, "Dan Little" <theduckylittle at gmail.com> ha
>> scritto:
>>
>> You are the only one, and serving a very limited perspective.
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2018 08:43, "Stefano Campus" <skampus at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for your quick reply,  Maria.
>>> This is certainly my mistake, since I had not noticed it.
>>> But apart from that,  am I the only one feeling that this sponsorship is
>>> not exactly 'normal'?
>>>
>>> Stefano
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Il 25/Feb/2018 03:32 PM, "Maria Antonia Brovelli" <
>>> maria.brovelli at polimi.it> ha scritto:
>>>
>>> Dear Stefano, this is not a novelty. It happened also in the previous
>>> years (see the websites of the conferences).
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Maria
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A course worth your attending:
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>>> ral-and-built-environment-management-S18FT005
>>>
>>> Have a good reading:
>>>
>>> https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-65633-5.pdf
>>>
>>>
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>>> *Da:* Discuss <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> per conto di Stefano
>>> Campus <skampus at gmail.com>
>>> *Inviato:* domenica 25 febbraio 2018 15:26
>>> *A:* Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>>> *Oggetto:* [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2018 sponsorship
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I see ESRI is one of the sponsor of FOSS4G 2018.
>>> Do the OSGeo Board and Local Committee think it is appropriate?
>>> Our Romans ancestors used to say: 'Pecunia non olet' (money don't smell)
>>> but sometimes...
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply
>>>
>>> Stefano Campus
>>>
>>>
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