[fdo-internals] [Fwd: [OSGeo-Announce] FOSS4G 2007 Call forWorkshops Reminder]

[Frank Warmerdam]

Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> Robert Bray wrote:
>> Mateusz,
>>
>> Do you think the workshop should focus on developing a simple provider,
>> e.g. an "Introduction to Provider Development" or more on using the API?
> 
> I believe both would be great :-), but I'm aware that workshops
> preparation is a very time consuming task.
> 
> If only one workshop is considered, I'd focus on "using the API" as a
> kind of introduction to FDO for programmers.

Bob / Mateusz,

I agree that "using the FDO API" would have a substantially greater chance of
attracting a reasonable audience, and would help fill a hole with FDO - that
is it's adoption outside MapGuide and Map.

Best regards,
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