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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Hello Adam.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regarding freedom to use, my collegues have already told you about the GPL license.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regarding government use. It was created by a government office. It's been used in County government land management departments, and yes it's OK for a government entity to use the software.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Here you have some interesting links [1] and [2]. [2] has been produced byt the Government funding gvSIG, so it's an official document about gvSIG usage in Government Offices.,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>[1] <A href="http://casestudies.gvsig.org/node">http://casestudies.gvsig.org/node</A></DIV>
<DIV>[2] <A href="http://www.gvpontis.gva.es/fileadmin/conselleria/images/Documentacion/memoria/gvpontis_ingles.pdf">http://www.gvpontis.gva.es/fileadmin/conselleria/images/Documentacion/memoria/gvpontis_ingles.pdf</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Miguel Montesinos</DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>De:</B> gvsig_internacional-bounces@listserv.gva.es en nombre de Adam Olson<BR><B>Enviado el:</B> vie 17/12/2010 16:48<BR><B>Para:</B> gvsig_internacional@listserv.gva.es<BR><B>Asunto:</B> [Gvsig_english] Use of gvSIG by Government Land Department<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
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<DIV>I work in a County Land Management office in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.</DIV>
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<DIV>I would like to use the gvSIG software. </DIV>
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<DIV>The county computer network administrator will not install the program without documentation that is OK for a government entity to use the software.</DIV>
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<DIV>Is it OK for us to use? She says that free software is sometimes only free for personal use and not corporate use. We are County government land management (forestry) department.</DIV>
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<DIV>Please advise.</DIV>
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