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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!
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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!

Latest revision as of 01:01, 23 August 2020

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

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Why not another open-source package?

Most of the reasons above apply to any open-source package as well. Madagascar 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 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 GNU General Public License (2 or higher).

Why not rewrite Madagascar in-house?

The Project Cost Calculator on Madagascar's Open Hub (formerly Ohloh) metrics page shows the estimated cost for a project of this size. You are getting all this for free!