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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=580064608-28042008>Everytime I listen this discussion about proprietary
vs. open-source software, a lot of feelings, impressions
and opinions come up.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=580064608-28042008>Talking about subjective things it's funny, but it
doesn't help newcomers, nor it's professional. In the meanwhile the dark-side ;)
keeps on spreading the same rumours.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=580064608-28042008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=580064608-28042008>Only through a serious comparison anybody can get the
picture.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=580064608-28042008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=580064608-28042008>Does anybody have or know a base feature table, so that
we could fill in with proprietary and OS fulfillment? [1] IMHO is quite generic,
and does not include non-OS features. Non-ArcXXX should also be considered (I've
also worked with non-ESRI products, and they offer really good
features).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=580064608-28042008>Anybody open to work in this
direction?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT><SPAN class=580064608-28042008><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=580064608-28042008>This way, anybody will be
able to compare with real and common informationn and I'm sure that
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=580064608-28042008>One
additional point. When migrating desktop GIS from proprietary to OS software,
it's usual to hace different levels of users. A big number of users (80%
according to some gvSIG studies) use a small percentage of available
functionalities.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=580064608-28042008>So it is recommended that a gradual migration
could be done.</SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>
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<P><A href="http://www.spatialserver.net/osgis/Desktopgis_overview.htm"><FONT
face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=580064608-28042008>[1]
</SPAN>http://www.spatialserver.net/osgis/Desktopgis_overview.htm</FONT></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT size=2></FONT> </P></SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT>
<P><SPAN class=580064608-28042008><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards</FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andre
Grobler<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 28, 2008 8:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
discuss@lists.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OSGeo-Discuss] OS and
Proprietary<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi Micha & Dan re: Ease of use – This is great
news! It really gets me excited, working with Q-GIS probably should have given
me a clue.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Puneet, in short neither, took out a loan to get ArcView
and have to finish work from previous employer before I can start to earn
money. Please note I didn’t complain about “cost” of entry, just stated which
choices I faced, which I think suited the discussion at that
point.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-ZA>André
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