[mapguide-users] Where did the original MapGuide Open Sourcecode come from?

[John Roberts]

Dear Kenneth

That is interesting. I had thought that it was the Autodesk MapGuide code
that had been the source of MapGuide Open Source.

However, with regard to MapServer, this is the article in Directions Mag
that I found. It refers specifically to Stephen Lime's MapServer being
involved. What do you think?

Does anybody else know what MapServer's involvement was?

John
Manchester, UK


(http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2037&trv=1)
The article states:

'Members of the open source MapServer community including MapServer
Technical Steering Committee Members, the University of Minnesota and DM
Solutions Group along with software industry giant Autodesk, signed their
names to an open letter announcing the creation of the MapServer Foundation
in recent weeks.'

'The existing MapServer code base, currently managed by Steve Lime at the
University of Minnesota, will be renamed MapServer Cheetah (to distinguish
it from MapServer Enterprise) and will be part of the Foundation's
library.Along with the MapServer Enterprise code, Autodesk will also
contribute a dozen of its data access tools, called feature data objects
(FDOs).Autodesk will retain rights to a few of these including those used to
access Oracle and SQL Server.'




-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org]On Behalf Of Kenneth,
GEOGRAF A/S
Sent: 20 August 2007 09:59
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Where did the original MapGuide Open
Sourcecode come from?


I'm without "internal knowledge" on the subject, but I was explained
that the Autodesk MapGuide lineup, that ended with 6.5, contains
proprietary code, and as such, were not possible to repackage into an
open source version.
Although MapGuide was briefly named MapServer before being released,
MapServer is actually another product which still exists:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/

So, the MapGuide source code was/is developed primarily by Autodesk.
Some of the MapGuide components are based on discontinued Autodesk
products, ea. the rendering engine.
I don't know how much code is being contributed by community
programmers, but many commits have Autodesk emails adresses.

Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S



John Roberts skrev:
> Dear All
>
> I am writing a essay on GFOSS products.
>
> I have a question regarding MapGuide Open Source. Does the source code
come
> from Autodesk MapGuide or from MapServer?
>
> I assumed it was from Autodesk MapGuide but I have found some sites on the
> web which mention that MapGuide Open Source was previously called
MapServer
> Enterprise and that MapServer was orginally involved in the setting up of
> the project?
>
> Would anybody be able to help?
>
> Thanks
>
> John
> Manchester, UK
>
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