[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoFOSS LiveDVD - test it before we burn it

Alex Mandel tech_dev at wildintellect.com
Wed Sep 24 16:13:28 PDT 2008 

I intend to due some refinements in October with GIS Day in November 
being the next deadline. You can see my ideas on the wiki page.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc under Long Term Plan

Alex

Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
> I'm a lazy european, sorry
> ;-)
> 
> Mark, why the name is still on Alpha?
> do you think you'll have the time to go on refining soon?
> 
> ciao
> Lorenzo
> 
> 
> Mark Leslie wrote:
>> Tim,
>> The dvd image is now available at
>> http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/FOSS4G-2008-LiveDVD-Alpha4.iso.
>> Happy burning.
>>
>> -- 
>> Mark
>>
>> Tim Bowden wrote:
>>  
>>> Mark,  Please don't let that cutoff slip.  How long will your upload
>>> take?  I've got to start a download as soon as it's finished (note to
>>> self- I wonder if I can start slurping shortly after you start
>>> uploading?  Is there an rsync daemon on the server?  That might make it
>>> quicker).  I'm taking a hard copy with me in case the duplication house
>>> has issues with the download size (they've flagged this yesterday as the
>>> size has grown a bit).  I'll be leaving tomorrow at lunchtime, so that's
>>> cutting it fine as is.
>>>
>>> If there is anyone already in Cape Town on a fast link who can download
>>> in a timely manner, please drop me a line.  I prefer to have more
>>> contingency plans ;-)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Tim
>>> On Wed, 2008-09-24 at 09:04 +1000, Mark Leslie wrote:
>>>      
>>>> Lorenzo,
>>>> That would be much appreciated, and I'll get the mapfile in right 
>>>> away. We are planning on starting to build the 'final' image this 
>>>> afternoon,
>>>> so we've got an effective cutoff of 3pm AEST.  Anything you can get in
>>>> before then we'll be sure to add.
>>>> <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=9&day=24&year=2008&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=240> 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've put together a quick, and not especially impressive, mapfile and
>>>> cgi template using some australian data, so that will be in there as
>>>> well, but the cgi interface doesn't look too impressive.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Mark Leslie
>>>> Geospatial Software Architect
>>>> LISAsoft
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
>>>>          
>>>>> I've made a mapfile to show mapserver with the Alaska dataset:
>>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc:mapfile_for_mapserver#WMS_calls 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> what time is the deadline to close the final ISO?
>>>>> If I have time I'll try, on Wednesday, to do a zip file containing:
>>>>> * a home page for localhost with links to:
>>>>> ** Mapserver WMS getCapabilities, getMap, getLegend
>>>>> ** a page with OpenLayers showing available layers
>>>>> ** geoserver demos
>>>>>
>>>>> ciao
>>>>> lorenzo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim Bowden wrote:
>>>>>              
>>>>>> I'm planning on using the live-DVD to load the OSGeo booth PC.  If
>>>>>> anyone wants to take advantage of the provided stack for loading some
>>>>>> demos, please drop me a line.  The plan atm is to have the PC 
>>>>>> wired to
>>>>>> the local lan, so it can offer web services etc locally if it is 
>>>>>> set up
>>>>>> in time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Tim Bowden
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 2008-09-20 at 15:04 +1000, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>> Correct, please test FOSS4G-2008-LiveDVD-Alpha3_4.iso
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  From now on we plan to only fix bugs and address cosmetic changes
>>>>>>> (like populating an index.html). We don't plan to add features.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, we have extra testing time until Wednesday 24 September, but
>>>>>>> please test earlier rather than later so we have time to turn around
>>>>>>> any fixes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>>>>>>>                         
>>>>>>>> Just to clarify, it is the file:
>>>>>>>> FOSS4G-2008-LiveDVD-Alpha3_4.iso
>>>>>>>> then is the latest for testing, right?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tyler
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 19-Sep-08, at 4:21 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                               
>>>>>>>>> LISAsoft have built a LiveDVD containing a stack of quality, Open
>>>>>>>>> Source, Geospatial Software. The DVD will be handed out at FOSS4G
>>>>>>>>> 2008 <http://foss4g.org/index.php/foss4g/2008> and we want help
>>>>>>>>> testing it before we burn it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Download
>>>>>>>>> Download the FOSS4G-2008-LiveDVD image from:
>>>>>>>>> http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/ .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Deadline for testing
>>>>>>>>> Please download and complete testing by Close of Business, Monday
>>>>>>>>> 22 September. (We might get a little extra time for testing
>>>>>>>>> depending on the burn process).
>>>>>>>>> Could you please download the image, see if you can boot your
>>>>>>>>> computer from using the LiveDVD image, and report your results on
>>>>>>>>> our wiki at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Testing
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Remaining details at:
>>>>>>>>> http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2008/09/geofoss-livedvd-test-it-before-we-burn.html 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>> Cameron Shorter
>>>>>>>>> Geospatial Systems Architect
>>>>>>>>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>>>>>>>>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
>>>>>>>>> Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
>>>>>>>>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>                                       
>>>>>>>> Tyler Mitchell
>>>>>>>> Executive Director
>>>>>>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>>>>>>>> tmitchell at osgeo.org
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>>>>>>>> M: +1-250-303-1831
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

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