AU-05 - MapGuide/MapServer Enterprise Non-event

I found little talk, pro or con, regarding Autodesk’s announcement regarding the new release of Web mapping software being based on open source code. Few people at the event even knew about the announcement, which came out via press release last Monday morning. The topic was only mentioned in passing at the opening session and just a bit more at the Infrastructure Solutions Division industry session. (At that meeting Autodesk did leave a copy of the press release on every seat. Based on my observation there, I don’t think people read press releases left on their seats.) The few people who had heard and understood the announcement didn’t seem phased and expected they’d continue to use Autodesk’s offering of it, expected next year.