[Geodata] GeoData Alliance?

[Frank Warmerdam]

Cameron Shorter wrote:
> 
> 
> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>> <snip>
>> Their current projects include GeoDRM (not likely something we are
>> interested in) 
> Frank,
> I agree that OSGeo is probably not interested in limiting access to 
> Data,  but GeoDRM has more uses that that.
> It is also used for things like User Authentication and Update Access. 
> (Only trusted users are allowed to Update particular datasets, or 
> Validate user entries or similar).
> <snip>

Cameron,

Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say that I doubt DRM is
going to be of interest to the geodata working group which I believe
endevours to promote free/open geodata.  I can certainly imagine some
of the software projects being interested in implementing support for it.

Best regards,
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