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*[http://www.riehle.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/oss-2008-total-growth-final-web.pdf The Total Growth of Open Source] by Amit Deshpande and Dirk Riehle, [http://oss2008.dti.unimi.it/ OSS 2008]
 
*[http://www.riehle.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/oss-2008-total-growth-final-web.pdf The Total Growth of Open Source] by Amit Deshpande and Dirk Riehle, [http://oss2008.dti.unimi.it/ OSS 2008]
 
*[http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html Why Open Source Software? Look at the Numbers!] by [http://www.dwheeler.com/ David A. Wheeler], 2007
 
*[http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html Why Open Source Software? Look at the Numbers!] by [http://www.dwheeler.com/ David A. Wheeler], 2007
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*[http://intevation.de/~jan/infos/dont_oppose_commercial_and_free_software.en.html Don't oppose Free Software and Commercial Software] by Jan-Oliver Wagner
  
 
== OSGeo Foundation ==
 
== OSGeo Foundation ==

Revision as of 15:37, 31 May 2008

Cascadoss International Symposium and Workshop, 16th, 2008 - Jun 19th, 2008 in Warsaw, Poland

The international symposium will bring together both professional developers and (potential) customers of GIS/RS Open Source technology and will, as such, stimulate research & innovation and networking in this field. The workshop part targets GIS-experts with a high level of expertise in GIS and/or programming, such as software service providers and IT/GIS-SMEs.

Event organized within the CASCADOSS project.

Referenes

OSGeo Talks

  • How GIS Open Source Projects stimulate building of the communities by Markus Neteler
  • Trends in development of Free and Open Source Software for Geomatics by Mateusz Loskot
  • The OSGeo Foundation - an instroduction by Markus and Mateusz

How GIS Open Source Projects stimulate building of the communities

TBD

Resources

Trends in development of Free and Open Source Software for Geomatics

From Dave Mcllhagga's presentation on FOSS4G 2008:

  • value is the solution, not the technology
  • solutions drive the technology - not the other way around
  • FOSSGIS Business Models
  • Commercial Proprietary GI solutions versus FOSS4G
  • FOSS4G == commercial

...

Resources

OSGeo Foundation

Use information collected in the Generic OSGeo Presentation article and Tyler Mitchell's OSGeo presentation from the FOSSG4 2008.