[Gvsig_english] Use of gvSIG by Government Land Department

[Benjamin Ducke]

You do not need an administrator to install the software for
you. There are versions of gvSIG that are fully self-contained
and can be run, e.g. from a USB pendrive. Run from such an external
storage device, it will never touch any of the operating system's
files. You can have your gvSIG software and data on your own
pendrive and bring it into work. Of course, you should clear
this approach with your department first.

Having said that, gvSIG is in use by governmental bodies around the
world. It is licensed under the GPL (GNU Public License) and this
explicitely allows use by non-private organizations. Your admin is
(like so many) confusing "freeware" with "free and open source" software.

Ben



----- Original Message -----
> Hello,
> 
> I work in a County Land Management office in Itasca County, Minnesota,
> United States.
> 
> I would like to use the gvSIG software.
> 
> The county computer network administrator will not install the program
> without documentation that is OK for a government entity to use the
> software.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Please advise.
> 
> Adam
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