[Freegis-list] WMS Freeware

[Jan-Oliver Wagner]

Hello Ben,

On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 03:56:49PM +0900, Ben Burford wrote:
> I am looking for freeware to install an OGC Web Map Server (WMS).  This will
>  be used in a project to help agencies, universities, etc. to install WMSs t
> hroughout Asia to improve availability of GIS data in Asia.  I want to find 
> as many examples of software as possible, which will be evaluated and one wi
> ll be chosen for this project.  

You should think about whether you are bound to the critrion
that your web mapping solution has a deadly need to provide full
WMS compatibility.

MapServer is surely leading the pack of Free Software web mapping
applications. But it is not fully WMS compliant (most people don't
bother since MapServer does the job excellently even without compliance).

I think that JaGo is the most WMS compliant approach you will
find as Free Software.

> Any help in locating WMS freeware will be greatly appreciated!

"Freeware" is a bad term to refer to Free Software. Please
read http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/categories.html#freeware
for more.

All the best

	Jan

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