[Web Comm] Sol Katz Page

Frank Warmerdam warmerdam at pobox.com
Wed Sep 20 16:00:17 EDT 2006


Dave Patton wrote:
> 1)
> Change "Awardees" to "Recipients".

Done

> 2)
> It would be nice to have some info about the
> recipients along with their names.

I'm not too sure what to add so I haven't done anything on this.

> 3)
> Maybe change the heading for Sol's section from:
> Solomon Stuart Katz aka Sol 1947-1999
> to
> Solomon Stuart Katz aka Sol Katz, 1947-1999

Done

> 4)
> In Sol's Background paragraph, change:
> "NY" to "New York" (two places)
> "MA" to "Masters"
> "second masters" to "second Masters degree"

Done (except for the MA change.  Is MA "Masters" or
"Master of Arts"?)  This paragraph was provided by Sol's
daughter I think.

> 5)
> Would it be worthwhile to have a list of libraries /
> programs / applications that are part of the OSGeo
> 'family' that contain code derived from Sol's work,
> to show a concrete connection between OSGeo and
> Sol's legacy?

To the best of my knowledge his code isn't actually in use in any
OSGeo packages

Best regards,
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