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| Subject: | RE: GISList: RE: OGC and Standards, - a response |
| Date: |
12/11/2002 09:36:13 PM |
| From: |
Anthony Quartararo |
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Frank,
"and gives me a greater opportunity to provide software components and
interoperability technology to my user base without just being tied down
to one proprietary vendors architecture."
It's still proprietary software no matter what you are buying, just
because you can now manipulate (through an interface [intermediary] )
ArcInfo with Oracle, etc. Etc. over the web does not mean you have
escaped anyone's proprietary architecture.
"One thing I will suggest is that I think it is important for more user
organizations to take a driving role at OGC. As far as driving the
agenda at OGC, I think a variety of American federal agencies (military
and civilian) have had the largest role, and acted on behalf of the user
community as they see it. And I think that is very helpful, as opposed
to leaving things totally in the hands of the software vendors
themselves."
I couldn't disagree more. I'm no rubber stamp cheerleader for the big
vendors, and I am not anti-USGS, etc. although they have their moments,
but hands down, the private/public vendors ability to adjust and absorb
market conditions, changes, etc. is far more capable that federal
organizations. This is not disparaging to the fundamental contributions
those federal organizations have and continue to make, it's a matter of
priorities and core mission. To say that they have had the largest role
and have acted on behalf of the user community, that's an unsettling
thought, true or otherwise.
Anthony
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