[Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] Tackling the Open Source dilemma

[Munich Orientation Convention]

Hi Cameron,

 

your open arguments are correct but aren't the whole truth: after many years
of hard pioneer work, the Munich city administration has recently decided to
abandone Limux - see Wikipedia - and return to MS. 

 

This shows that - for some bosses - reliable standards could have a higher
priority than open standards.

Another truth: because actual open location codes are either too simple or
too academic, many corporations are adopting location codes based on 3 words
(!?). Even universities promote such PROPRIETARY silliness. Until now, the
open source dilemma impeded OsGEO etc. to even think about proposing an own
simple answer to simple questions like "where is the cow?", so the open
evangelists continue to promote "here!", lat/lon, square grids, post codes,
names etc. 

 

I've developed an orientation standard which also gives simple answers on
indoor, urban and global levels. The app "volksnav" is available in all
stores and considers 500 cities incl. indoor Oktoberfest. The app will
always be free, including all educational tools. Other than today, children,
students, average people etc. can discover (magic!) that it is possible to
divide the horizon into 12 directions like the blind, soldiers, pilots, and
boy scouts do.

 

If the source would be open, it automatically would generate hundreds of
"better" standards, destroying the goal. The only solution is the forgotten
method "symbolical fees" and I would be more than glad if you Cameron would
dare to make the first step to demystify this method and help to consider it
as almostOpen, compatible to the - also important - merit principle.

 

Henrique  

        

 

 

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