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Yangliu: /* Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house? */

2020-08-23T08:01:18Z

Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?

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	Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).		Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).
	==Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?==		==Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?==
	The Project Cost Calculator on Madagascar's [https://www.openhub.net/p/m8r Ohloh metrics page] shows the estimated cost for a project of this size. You are getting all this for free!		The Project Cost Calculator on Madagascar's [https://www.openhub.net/p/m8r Open Hub (formerly Ohloh) metrics page] shows the estimated cost for a project of this size. You are getting all this for free!

Yangliu: /* Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house? */

2020-08-23T07:54:36Z

Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?

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	Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).		Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).
	==Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?==		==Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?==
	The Project Cost Calculator on Madagascar's [~~http~~://www.~~ohloh~~.net/p/m8r Ohloh metrics page] shows the estimated cost for a project of this size. You are getting all this for free!		The Project Cost Calculator on Madagascar's [https://www.openhub.net/p/m8r Ohloh metrics page] shows the estimated cost for a project of this size. You are getting all this for free!

Nick at 19:22, 7 July 2009

2009-07-07T19:22:13Z

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	==Why not another open-source package?==		==Why not another open-source package?==
	Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).		Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).
			==Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?==
			The Project Cost Calculator on Madagascar's [http://www.ohloh.net/p/m8r Ohloh metrics page] shows the estimated cost for a project of this size. You are getting all this for free!

Nick: /* Why not another open-source package? */

2009-04-06T13:02:17Z

Why not another open-source package?

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	==Why not another open-source package?==		==Why not another open-source package?==
	Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]].		Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]]. Also, it has an active, diverse community of developers (as opposed to a single owner and a mass of passive users) and its current and future freedom is guaranteed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] (2 or higher).

Nick: Why not another open-source package

2009-01-17T22:14:32Z

Why not another open-source package

Nick: /* Geophysical acquisition systems company */ new category

2008-11-30T13:20:09Z

Geophysical acquisition systems company: new category

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	==Computer hardware company==		==Computer hardware company==
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_hc.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_hc.png]]
			==Geophysical acquisition systems company==
			[[Image:marketing_errmsg_ga.png]]

Nick: transfer contents

2008-10-05T21:39:20Z

transfer contents

New page

Different people and different organizations act for different reasons. Madagascar can mean a lot of things for a lot of people. Feel free to add below your messages, as text, images or movies, for any category of potential users!
=Individuals=
==Graduate student in small research group==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_gs.png]]
==Academic researcher with strong theoretical background==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_sj.png]]

==Professional researcher==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_pg.png]]
==Project manager==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_pm.png]]

=Corporations=
==Disorganized company==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_dc.png]]
==Tightly-run company with managers that never did professional programming==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_tc.png]]
==Academic research group or small company==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_ag.png]]
==Start-up company==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_su.png]]
==Geophysical services company==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_sc.png]]
==Computer hardware company==
[[Image:marketing_errmsg_hc.png]]

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	Different people and different organizations act for different reasons. Madagascar can mean a lot of things for a lot of people. Feel free to add below your messages, as text, images or movies, for any category of potential users!		Different people and different organizations act for different reasons. Madagascar can mean a lot of things for a lot of people. Feel free to add below your messages, as text, images or movies, for any category of potential users!
	=Individuals=		==Individuals==
	==Graduate student in small research group==		===Graduate student in small research group===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_gs.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_gs.png]]
	==Academic researcher with strong theoretical background==		===Academic researcher with strong theoretical background===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_sj.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_sj.png]]

	==Professional researcher==		===Professional researcher===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_pg.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_pg.png]]
	==Project manager==		===Project manager===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_pm.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_pm.png]]

	=Corporations=		==Corporations==
	==Disorganized company==		===Disorganized company===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_dc.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_dc.png]]
	==Tightly-run company with managers that never did professional programming==		===Tightly-run company with managers that never did professional programming===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_tc.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_tc.png]]
	==Academic research group or small company==		===Academic research group or small company===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_ag.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_ag.png]]
	==Start-up company==		===Start-up company===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_su.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_su.png]]
	==Geophysical services company==		===Geophysical services company===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_sc.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_sc.png]]
	==Computer hardware company==		===Computer hardware company===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_hc.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_hc.png]]
	==Geophysical acquisition systems company==		===Geophysical acquisition systems company===
	[[Image:marketing_errmsg_ga.png]]		[[Image:marketing_errmsg_ga.png]]

			==Why not another open-source package?==
			Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar [[Other open-source geophysical packages \| is not the only open-source geophysical package]], but it is the only one to provide all the components of a '''shared research environment''' as described at the beginning of the [[Package overview \| Overview]].