MapServer/FreeGIS and the market

[Eduardo Patto Kanegae]

Hi folks,

this is more a discussion and "opinion-collector" topic than a technical
question.

Despite the known high potencial of MapServer and other very useful free gis
tools, it's still very hard to find MapServer/Free GIS job offers at gis
jobs websites or other GIS related sites.

Why do you think this happen this way?
- do you think mapserver/freegis packs are not sufficient known to get a
place at commercial media?
- or could commercial proprietary software companies be doing something to
avoid free gis from growing up?
- or does companies know that this kind of professional is more difficult to
find and then prefer not to loose time on high media announces and look for
professionals only via people networking?

best regards,

Eduardo Patto Kanegae
http://www.webmapit.com.br
ICQ: 303747254
MSN: eduardo_patto at hotmail.com
phone:+55(16)9994-2928

Treinamento em UMN MapServer -
http://www.webmapit.com.br/ptbr/?menuoption=mapserver
Fórum MapServer Brasil - http://mapserver.cttmar.univali.br/forum

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