Slashgeo

I'm happy to report a new small donation by MapElves.com. Our Open Budget has been updated but they won't show up on Slashgeo's donors hall of fame because they asked me to merge their donation to the one of MapForums. Thank you MapElves! We're trying our best to provide a useful service and your participation (e.g. such as comments and submissions) is always welcomed. Not everyone appreciate the service though, constructive critics are also always welcomed.

Rather off-topic, if this may encourage you to contribute and participate in your own communities, I recently read an interesting Herbert Simon 6-pages text named Altruism and Economics. Here's an extract: "In evolutionary theory, altruism means behavior that reduces the actor's fitness while enhancing the fitness of others. If the total contribution of the altruist to the fitness of others is greater than the fitness lost by the altruist, altruism will increase the prospects of the group's surviving in competition with other groups."

I'm happy to report about new supporter of the Slashgeo.org initiative: BALIZ Inc. BALIZ offers several services and amongst them, they provide excellent geospatial news coverage in French. This donation is especially welcomed since we're theoretically in slow-news mode with plans to be back at full speed next fall. Our open budget has been updated accordingly. Thanks!