HIya all ...just chiming in to say that ESRI *sponsoring* FOSS4G events isn't new at a global level. Inviting an ESRI employee to keynote is new; and if I read right, sponsoring a TGP, is new.
My own response to the news was "OK interesting - what is ESRI buying here? and who from within the open geospatial community is being displaced?". I do think it is important who we accept money from, and who we choose to give platforms to. I've always maintained that, it isn't a new thought. At the end of the day, we as people in the community can choose our response: if we're not comfortable with a course of action in one corner, we put our energy and money someplace else in the community. This debrief is great, I hope it helps frame more discussion / action in future. Happy mapping, Adam -- Dr Adam Steer https://iamadamsteer.com
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