[mapserver-users] Reference to OSGeo software in reply to Canadian Public Works Request for Information

[Russell McOrmond]

   Acquisitions Branch of Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) did an official RFI on so-called "No Charge Licensed Software".
   I included the two issues I found at work that I discussed here in
the past, and use them to compare the benefits of Open Source compared
to sole proprietor software.

  OpenDocument and PDF versions are available from:
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/5014

OSGeo is at the end:

6. Lessons from Agriculture Canada
6.1. Character Encoding
6.2. Compressed RASTER data in database


  For those in this list from Ottawa, it was great to meet some of you
on Thursday at the Ottawa chapter meeting.  I'm an open source person,
but even though I have little-to-no geospacial experience I was
welcomed.  I hope to meet more of you at future events, and learn more
about the geospacial community.


-- 
 Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
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