[Industry] development model vs business model

Sun Aug 24 13:51:09 PDT 2014

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On 24-08-14 21:31, Jachym Cepicky wrote:
>
> Hi Karel,
>
> As you said, I try to promote OSGeo as much as possible, but it never
> is one man show. You are registered as OSGeo advocate as well, as well
> as other community members. It was always said, that community is our
> biggest strength. And this is the case.
>
> Yes, we have to step out of our nich, to reach other communities. But
> Foss4g-europe is about our community, to support it.
>
> Just 2 cents
>
> Jachym
>
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> On Aug 24, 2014 3:43 PM, "Karel Charvat" <charvat at ccss.cz
> <mailto:charvat at ccss.cz>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>     I would like make some comments from position of  business. I am
>     new in this forum, but I am long time involved as manager in
>     integration of system and development of software (mainly OS}. We
>     are using OSGEO products and we are also trying to put our
>     development towards community, so support OS development (not
>     OSGEO products, there we have only small contribution).
>     But I have to say, that not many others companies in Czech are
>     doing the same and probably they don’t plan to do the some. I am
>     sure, that most of them respect license, but they use OS in the
>     some way as proprietary software, only without obligation to pay
>     (and this is main reason).
>     It is nice idea to start promote FOSS Fair trade branch, but what
>     is necessary to start build OSGEPO brand. I am afraid, that most
>     of developers and also customers (public servant's} are aware
>     about OSGEO.
>     And FOSS4GI event (global or European) are not way, how to reach
>     community. I am sure, that information about FOSS4GI (Europe) is
>     well reaching community OSGEO community, but not to much outside.
>     So there is necessary, that OSGEO will be active outside of
>     FOSS4GI events, local national European, Global. Only this is the way.
>     I think  that in Czech Jachym start to do it in good way, but all
>     is long process
>     Karel
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: industry-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:industry-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
>     [mailto:industry-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:industry-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>] On Behalf Of Dirk Frigne
>     Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 11:28 AM
>     To: Even Rouault; industry at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:industry at lists.osgeo.org>
>     Subject: Re: [Industry] development model vs business model
>
>     Even,
>
>     On 22-08-14 21:31, Even Rouault wrote:
>     > Le vendredi 22 août 2014 15:45:45, Mateusz Łoskot a écrit :
>     >> On 22 August 2014 14:28, Dirk Frigne <dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
>     <mailto:dirk.frigne at geosparc.com>> wrote:
>     >>> reacting on the comments of Mateusz:
>     >>>
>     >>> On 22-08-14 12:03, Dirk Frigne wrote:
>     >>>> Sorry for crossposting, but this snippet from the thread
>     [...]
>     >
>     > If we were to deliver a "Fair trade open source" label (or more
>     > specifically "Fair trade of OSGeo software"),  it would be difficult
>     > to do that in a ... fair way, because you would have to measure
>     > somehow the value contributed back to OSGeo with respect to the
>     value made by using OSGeo software.
>     The fact something will be difficult does not mean impossible.
>     The first thing we would have to do is to define why open source
>     (in general - but as far as we are concerned for Geo) is
>     important, and what is "fair" and what is not.
>     This can be done by listening to people who are using open source
>     for business. Why they choose for OSGeo software, and what they
>     think is fair (or only legal).
>
>     I think a good opportunity to start with this is the proposed
>     business track on the next FOSS4G-Europe conference. The idea's
>     for such a business track are being discussed in the thread "when
>     and where" [1].
>     From such testimonials we can learn what "we" define as "Fair" and
>     establish guidelines, which when followed allows a business
>     entity, an academic user or an administration to label themselves
>     as respecting these guidelines.
>     This could be a good first start for this difficult task.
>
>     >
>     > Even
>     D.
>     [1]
>     http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference-europe/2014-August/000173.html
>
>     --
>     Yours sincerely,
>
>
>     ir. Dirk Frigne
>     CEO
>
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