其中的报道都是比较有深度的，值得一看。2.4日的会议已经开了，9月份在瑞士还有一次会议。
刚刚在MapServer的邮件列表里还看了一篇帖子，谈到ESRI的Arc产品和其他同类产品的互操作的困难性。希望在开源的冲击下，给保守的GIS行业带来一些新的东西和思想：开放。
国外很多Bloger和3S相关的网站都在报道Open Source Geospatial Foundation的事情，反观国内，从去年的MapServer基金会到这件事情，除了3sNews，没有另外的报道。
以下是Open Source Geospatial Foundation网站摘录的一些报道的连接：
OSGF in the News
- February 5, 2006
- Directions Magazine
Open Source Geospatial Foundation: Big Strides in Chicago
Adena Schutzberg - Dec 14, 2005
- Directions Magazine
Oracle Comments on Open Source Movement
Directions Staff - Dec 7, 2005
- Directions Magazine
What Does It Mean To Be Open?
Kevin Flanders
[Mars：这篇文章提到了“...incredible level of loyalty this particular vendor has been able to create among its employees and clients”，所指业内人士不言自明，后面也有针对这个说法的评论...] - Dec 6, 2005
- GIS User
Understanding MapServer Enterprise – a closer look at the latest open source web mapping solution
Glenn Letham - Nov 28, 2005
- Directions Magazine
MapServer Community, Autodesk Announce MapServer Foundation
Adena Schutzberg
Upcoming Events
- February 4, 2006
- "Geospatial Foundation" Meeting
Chicago, Westin O'Hare - To help move along the process of starting an open source geospatial foundation there will be a face-to-face meeting in Chicago at the Westin O'Hare on February 4, 2006.
- September 12-15th 2006
- Free and open source software Geoinformatics 2006
Lausanne - Switzerland
Foss4g 2006 is an international conference addressing geospatial data technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open Source community.