[OSGeo-Discuss] Is GmapGIS open source?

[James Klassen]

I think there may be some confusion over the meaning of "free" in FOSS.
"Free" in FOSS means free as in libre, referencing the "Four Essential
Freedoms", not free as in no cost.  It is actually a stronger statement
than "open".

See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 11:26 karsten <karsten at terragis.net> wrote:

> HI Sergio,
>
> well it might not be open source but is 'free just as in the acronym FOSS
> = Free and Open Source Software  (as for example the OSGEO flagship
> conference FOSS4G), so while open is certainly more desirable 'only' free
> as I see it is also part of FOSS. That is just to say one potentially
> should not prevent someone presenting on that software based only because
> it is free but not open source - at least I think so because it could still
> be useful for users out there
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
> Cheers
> Karsten
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> *From:* SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA [mailto:sergio.acostaylara at mtop.gub.uy]
> *Sent:* Friday, March 26, 2021 05:04
> *To:* karsten; discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Is GmapGIS open source?
>
> Thank you Karsten. The question was because we are receiving proposals for
> a congress that we are organizing and we ask -if possible- to use open
> source software.
>
> Best,
>
>
> Sergio Acosta y Lara
> Departamento de Geomática
> Dirección Nacional de Topografía
> Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
> URUGUAY
> (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330
> http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/
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> *De:* karsten <karsten at terragis.net>
> *Enviado:* jueves, 25 de marzo de 2021 17:12
> *Para:* SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA; discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> *Asunto:* RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Is GmapGIS open source?
>
> Hi Sergio,
>
> while it appears to be free to me it see,s not to be open source because
> in that case one would be be to find the source code (and I could not).
> Also note that this tool might be kind of outdated (seems to use an old
> version of extjs as a JS library as user GUI) so be ware that it might be a
> bit outdated.
>
> Cheers
> Karsten
>
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> *From:* Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *SERGIO
> ACOSTAYLARA
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2021 13:04
> *To:* discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* [OSGeo-Discuss] Is GmapGIS open source?
>
> ​Sorry for my ignorance but I couldn't find out if this tool is open
> source. Thanks for your help.
>
>
> Sergio Acosta y Lara
> Departamento de Geomática
> Dirección Nacional de Topografía
> Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
> URUGUAY
> (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330
> http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/
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