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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I came across this term OpenWashing at </span>
<a href="http://openwashing.org" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk24056" previewremoved="true"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://openwashing.org</span></a><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Openwashing: to spin a product or company as open, although it is not. Derived from 'greenwashing.' </span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Openwashing: n., having an appearance of open-source and open-licensing for marketing purposes, while continuing proprietary practices.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am trying to understand the impact of this in GIS. Is there any examples of GIS Vendors using this OpenWashing?</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best wishes,</span></p>
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