[Qgis-developer] [Qgis-user] Synergy of QGIS Enterprise and QGIS 2.0/Master branch

Mon Jul 1 05:08:50 PDT 2013

It's pretty simple in this case really.

Sourcepole have an internal branch of QGIS that they maintain.
This version of the code is still under GPL because QGIS is.
Sourcepole give binaries and make source available to customers.
If I am a customer, under the GPL I am able to redistribute the sourcepole
version.
Bug fixes that sourpole do are ported upstream for the greater good, if
they want to.

Sourcepole are selling support and bug fixing packages ( and faster turn
around on new builds) etc.  They are also providing a stable, more focused,
branch for their customers. Which, if I was a customer, this is a great
idea.

Personally I don't like the word Enterprise but that is just a taste thing;
and I can understand why the choice of word.

- Nathan

On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Noli Sicad <nsicad at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know how QGIS people interpret GPL based on this wikipedia
> definition.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License
>
> Noli
>
> On 7/1/13, Pirmin Kalberer <pi_ml at sourcepole.com> wrote:
> > Am Montag, 1. Juli 2013, 21.34:08 schrieb Noli Sicad:
> >> Please clarify "all customers"?
> >
> > A customer is an organisation/person with a Basic, Corporate, Premium or
> > Strategic QGIS Enterprise contract.
> > See http://qgisenterprise.com/unser-angebot/pricing/
> >
> > Pirmin
> >
> >>
> >> On 7/1/13, Pirmin Kalberer <pi_ml at sourcepole.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi Noli,
> >> >
> >> > Am Montag, 1. Juli 2013, 21.16:36 schrieb Noli Sicad:
> >> >> What is the license of QGIS Enterprise?
> >> >
> >> > QGIS Enterprise is GPL licensed and the source code is available for
> >> > all
> >> > customers.
> >> >
> >> > Pirmin
> >> >
> >> >> On 7/1/13, Ziegler Stefan <Stefan.Ziegler at bd.so.ch> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I really like the idea of a LTS version of QGIS. Is there any
> chance
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > see
> >> >> > a "community edition" (free) of QGIS Enterprise?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > Stefan
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >> >> >> Von: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >> >> >> [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Im
> >> >> >> Auftrag von Pirmin Kalberer
> >> >> >> Gesendet: Montag, 1. Juli 2013 12:20
> >> >> >> An: qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> >> >> >> Betreff: [Qgis-user] Synergy of QGIS Enterprise and QGIS
> 2.0/Master
> >> >> >> branch
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hi all,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> There were some discussions about the relation of the recently
> >> >> >> announced
> >> >> >> QGIS
> >> >> >> Enterprise [1] and the upcoming QGIS 2.0 release.
> >> >> >> QGIS Enterprise was born out of the needs of our customers for a
> >> >> >> stable
> >> >> >> QGIS branch
> >> >> >> with frequent bug fix releases similar to the Ubuntu LTS model.
> >> >> >> Almost
> >> >> >> all
> >> >> >> of the
> >> >> >> professional QGIS users we know, have many custom plugins in use.
> >> >> >> Some of these plugins are applications with 10'000's lines of
> code!
> >> >> >> So
> >> >> >> API
> >> >> >> compatibility
> >> >> >> has absolutly hightest priority for them.
> >> >> >> That's the reason we branched 1.9 before the API break to give our
> >> >> >> customers most
> >> >> >> of the features of 2.0 but let them more time to migrate their
> >> >> >> plugins
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> the new API.
> >> >> >> We fixed many major bugs reported by our customers and applied
> them
> >> >> >> also
> >> >> >> to QGIS
> >> >> >> master [3]. The QGIS projects benefits from this model directly,
> >> >> >> since
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> finances at
> >> >> >> least Marco working 100% on QGIS core development. And there are
> >> >> >> not
> >> >> >> only
> >> >> >> bug
> >> >> >> fixes flowing back into QGIS master, but also major performance
> >> >> >> improvements
> >> >> >> [2],[4].
> >> >> >> We hope very much that we can carry on this synergy for the coming
> >> >> >> years
> >> >> >> and look
> >> >> >> forward to see you in Maptember to work together on QGIS 2.1!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Regards
> >> >> >> Pirmin
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> [1] http://qgisenterprise.com/
> >> >> >> [2]
> >> >> >>
> http://sourcepole.ch/2013/6/17/fossgis-2013-performance-optimised-wms-
> >> >> >> services-with-qgis-server
> >> >> >> [3] QGIS Enterprise bugfixes ported to 2.0
> >> >> >> - Fix ticket #5584 (crash saving empty geometry) 96a8bd64
> >> >> >> - Always use topological editing if using avoid intersection
> (where
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   possible also to background layers) dc074b39
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Better approach to split lines. Fixes bug #4618 c90870d0
> >> >> >> - Clear rubberband if map tool is deactivated b5a5264c
> >> >> >> - Fix double redraw after applying vector properties 89bdb10e
> >> >> >> - Fix check state for legend groups restored from project file
> >> >> >> 31d7f651
> >> >> >> - Format number strings with field precision for display
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   in attribute table, attribute dialog and editor 6361d19f
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Fix activation of paste action after cut/copy e2c80d35
> >> >> >> - Keep zoom level constant if zooming to one selected point
> >> >> >> 15e3fc35
> >> >> >> - Fix WFS layer items in browser 5d7ac888
> >> >> >> - Protect point and line pattern symbol layer from eating too much
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   memory b54c75ce
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Keep selection if exchanging ids for added features, safety
> check
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> 0
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   geometry in splitFeatures method 4c02d7ff
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Prevent overshoots with line offsets fac2bd78
> >> >> >> - Handle plain/regexp mode for delimited text provider same as for
> >> >> >> preview
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   a4d83139
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Filter string in qgis server: Allow strings and attribute names
> >> >> >> with
> >> >> >> bfde7c83
> >> >> >> - Radio button groups in composer label widget, consider label
> >> >> >> alignment
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   in adjustSizeToText 12f09471
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Mark project dirty in case of composer changes da0e4f34
> >> >> >> - Clear cached geometries after commit / rollback 6bbc149d
> >> >> >> - Fix placement of simple markers in cached images 7e793025
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> [4] WMS server performance:
> >> >> >> - Improve performance for coordinate reprojection 863da7d0
> >> >> >> - Loop optimisation GDAL provider f424e2aa
> >> >> >> - Improve png8 conversion and a18ae684
> >> >> >> - Implement readBlock in gdal provider for performance reason
> >> >> >> 750579215
> >> >> >> - Performance optimisation in raster provider daa02e3e
> >> >> >> - Use 'fast clip' line clipping algorithm for long lines. Huge
> >> >> >> improvement
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   for wms benchmark performance (long contour lines) d4f69b37
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> - Use coordinate transform cache in maprenderer e0d9796f
> >> >> >> - Create pallabeling only once, take crs from cache ea4e77af
> >> >> >> - Use CRS cache and avoid sqlite lookup for each request 8dc0135b
> >> >> >> - Use CRS cache for faster lookup of crs by authid 15b4843c
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Pirmin Kalberer
> >> >> >> Sourcepole  -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
> >> >> >> http://www.sourcepole.com
> >> >> >>
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> >> > Pirmin Kalberer
> >> > Sourcepole  -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
> >> > http://www.sourcepole.com
> > --
> > Pirmin Kalberer
> > Sourcepole  -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
> > http://www.sourcepole.com
> >
> >
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