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==Italian Chapter==
 
==Italian Chapter==
 
===mailing list ===
 
===mailing list ===
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*[http://www.faunalia.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gfoss URL]
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* number of subscribers: more then 260
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=== legally recognized or not===
 
=== legally recognized or not===
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yes, as '''Associazione Italiana per l'Informazione Geografica Libera'''  <a href="http://gfoss.it">GFOSS.it</a> (Geographic Free/Open-Source Software)
 
=== brief history===
 
=== brief history===
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Legally reconized as Italian Association since February 2007, the community has a longer history around GRASS Italian Community and its meetings since year 2000.
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The [http://www.faunalia.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gfoss  mailing list] is active since April 2005.
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Primary efforts are community knowhow, software localization, events organization, FOSS GIS lobbying in general.
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===Successful realities of Gis-FOSS===
 
===Successful realities of Gis-FOSS===
 
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* GRASS in Trento: ...
 
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* JGRASS in Merano: ...
 
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* others: ?!?
  
 
==Spain (in Spanish Language Chapter)==
 
==Spain (in Spanish Language Chapter)==

Revision as of 04:25, 17 October 2007

this is a temporary page to define a common set of interests between all European Chapters.


Active Chapters

  • mailing list
    • url
    • subscribers: #
  • legally recognized or not
  • Brief History
  • Successful realities of Gis-FOSS in the country (es: GRASS development in Trento, IT; gvSIG community in Valencia, OSM in England, ecc.)


English Chapter

mailing list

legally recognized or not

brief history

Successful realities of Gis-FOSS

France (in Francophone Chapter)

mailing list

  • URL
  • number of subscribers: about 110

legally recognized or not

not yet, soon.

brief history

create in 2006 after the Lausanne FOSS4G. This first group communicated about the Francophone Local Chapter to propose to everyone interesting in this local chapter, then we were present to the main french Trade show in april 2007. One of our biggest project is the translation of the OSGeo Journal. Finally our formal proposal has been accepted on September by the OSGeo Board.

Successful realities of Gis-FOSS

...

German Chapter

mailing list

legally recognized or not

brief history

Successful realities of Gis-FOSS

Italian Chapter

mailing list

  • URL
  • number of subscribers: more then 260

legally recognized or not

yes, as Associazione Italiana per l'Informazione Geografica Libera <a href="http://gfoss.it">GFOSS.it</a> (Geographic Free/Open-Source Software)

brief history

Legally reconized as Italian Association since February 2007, the community has a longer history around GRASS Italian Community and its meetings since year 2000.

The mailing list is active since April 2005. 

Primary efforts are community knowhow, software localization, events organization, FOSS GIS lobbying in general.

Successful realities of Gis-FOSS

  • GRASS in Trento: ...
  • JGRASS in Merano: ...
  • others: ?!?

Spain (in Spanish Language Chapter)

mailing list

  • URL
  • number of subscribers: more than 160 (Oct 17, 2007)

legally recognized or not

no

brief history

Start from Girona March 2007, mailing list, OSGeo portal trasnlation, Libro SiG.

Successful realities of Gis-FOSS

Swiss (in Francophone Chapter)

mailing list

legally recognized or not

brief history

Successful realities of Gis-FOSS