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KU_GIS_DAY_02_howard_butler.rst

Open Source Software Development: Leading the Tribe Instead of Following the Herd

Howard Butler

  • John Snow's 1854 Cholera Map
  • libLAS
  • SpatialReference.org
    • Coordinate systems
  • OSGeo
  • GDAL/GEOS/MapServer
  • Marks of a mature programmer
  • Answering a question
    • Reason it exists
    • Reason for implementation
  • Communication
    • 1-1, 1-M, M-M, M-1
    • Active to passive
  • Interest is the driver
  • Attention = Time + Interest
    • Anyone can become an expert given enough attention
  • Buy (proprietary) or Build (OSS)
  • Workforce
    • Pro: lots of people & geography doesn't matter
    • Con: Variable experience & no pay
  • Leadership
    • pull, not push
    • do, not say
    • give, not take
  • Django pony!
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