[OSGeo Oceania] FOSS4G Hobart - Elephant in the room ESRI

[Adam Steer]

HIya all

...just chiming in to say that ESRI *sponsoring* FOSS4G events isn't new at
a global level. Inviting an ESRI employee to keynote is new; and if I read
right, sponsoring a TGP, is new.

My own response to the news was "OK interesting - what is ESRI buying here?
and who from within the open geospatial community is being displaced?". I
do think it is important who we accept money from, and who we choose to
give platforms to. I've always maintained that, it isn't a new thought.

At the end of the day, we as people in the community can choose our
response: if we're not comfortable with a course of action in one corner,
we put our energy and money someplace else in the community.

This debrief is great, I hope it helps frame more discussion / action in
future.

Happy mapping,

Adam
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Dr Adam Steer
https://iamadamsteer.com
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