Hi Vinay , Sites built with ASP can be easily viewed on other platforms. The problem is with the people who developed the site. Targeting a particular browser is easy for the development team.
I am sure that ISRO people are not against Free software. It is pure economics which might have had the last laugh. if we are interested , we can start a application service provider on top of the Grass engine which Rashad and all are developing regards Praseed Pai http://praseedp.blogspot.com --- On Sat, 9/11/10, vinay singh <[email protected]> wrote: > From: vinay singh <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] ISRO Goes Proprietary Way!!! :( > To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" > <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 1:31 AM > no sreekant this site is developed on > ASP so we the linux user are not > able to open any form which are made in asp and its really > a shame on > country like India and one of its reputed organization > ISRO. > We must sign a petetion to the Govt. for avoiding the use > of > propreitary solutions on such R&D > organizations. > > On 9/11/10, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi all , > > Most probably ISRO will be relying on a > Proprietory Engine from a > > Canadian company like Arcview (etc) . Their Viewer on > Windows will > > be using DirectX ( They are forced to use DirectX 9 , > because MS has > > not deliberately implemented later versions of DirectX > on XP. Still, > > a critical mass is using XP ). The Google has got > support for DX or OGL. > > They can afford that because , their budget might be > far bigger than > > that of ISRO > > > > I think project is a quick hack , if it was otherwise > using a FOSS Library > > would have been better. But, the budgetory issues with > FOSS on a project > > might have forced them to use Proprietory stuff.(Buy > vs Make -your are > > essentially making a engine when you use open source > stuff ) > > > > It is a complicated issue. > > > > Last , but not the least , let us see another view on > the stuff > > @ http://praseedp.blogspot.com/2009/09/chandrayan-chinese-angle.html > > > > regards > > Praseed Pai > > http://praseedp.blogspot.com > > > > --- On Fri, 9/10/10, sreekanth sasikanth <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: sreekanth sasikanth <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [ILUG-Cochin.org] ISRO Goes Proprietary > Way!!! :( > >> To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL > Software " > >> <[email protected]> > >> Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 2:04 PM > >> Guys!!...i found this news on the net > >> today. We should do something about this > >> as soon as possible!!. ISRO has launched a project > called > >> BHUVAN; which will > >> compete with Google Earth!!...and trust me, after > reading > >> the contents of the > >> site, i was truly proud at what they are gonna > achieve and > >> i am sure you will > >> also be. > >> > >> But > >> all that faded away in a matter of minutes... > First of all, > >> the > >> site is designed in ASP. Which made me unable to > enter the > >> main link (Dont know > >> whether its mine or their issue, please check and > let us > >> all know). And then, i > >> found that this thing is now available only on > Windows and > >> DirectX9 or > >> higher!!!!! :( :(... all my expectations to try it > out just > >> vanished. I believe > >> its a huge huge mistake on government side. I > request u all > >> to go thorough the > >> site and please confirm my findings. Its a very > ambitious > >> project.. Just giving > >> a quick comparison btw Google Earth and Bhuvan : > >> > >> Google Earth Bhuvan > >> Zoom levels up to 200 mt Zoom levels up to 10 mt > >> Single layer information Multi-layer information > >> Images upgraded every 4 years Images upgraded > every year > >> No alternate viewing options Options of viewing > on > >> different dates > >> Uses international satellites Uses Indian > satellites > >> > >> The Links are as below : > >> > >> Bhuvan Official Site : http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/index.asp > >> > >> News article that i found on Yahoo! > >> : > >> http://in.news.yahoo.com/242/20090814/1334/tnl-bhuvan-isro-s-answer-to-google-earth.html > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> S.Sreekanth > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > >> http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > >> http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > >> #[email protected] > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > > #[email protected] > > > > > -- > > > "Feel Free as in Freedom,Freedom is the only law" > "Until the next time, keep living in victory everyday" > ------------------------------------------------------- > Victoriously, > Vinay G Singh Rawat > iftytech labs > www.iftytech.com > ------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
