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<p>The <a href="http://arramagong.com" class="external text"
title="http://arramagong.com" rel="nofollow">Arramagong Live DVD</a> /
<a href="http://gisvm.com" class="external text"
title="http://gisvm.com" rel="nofollow">GISVM</a> <a
href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo"
class="external text"
title="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo"
rel="nofollow">email list</a>
has been running hot last week, with ~ 15 people helping write install
scripts for projects in order to meet our feature freeze deadline
tomorrow, Monday 7 September.
</p>
<p>The <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Packages"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Packages"
rel="nofollow">list of linux projects</a> currently being packaged for
the FOSS4G LiveDVD are:
</p>
<p>PostGIS ,GeoServer ,Mapserver ,GRASS ,Qgis ,gvSIG ,uDig ,Open
Layers ,GeoNetwork ,Open Jump ,Deegree ,GpsDrive ,mapnik ,MB System
,pgRouting ,52 North Sensor Observation Service ,Mapfish ,Marble.
</p>
<p>Our next steps are:
</p>
<ul>
<li> Package up the windows installers for the Live DVD. Please
tell us what installers are available, and where they are located, by
updating the following ticket: <a
href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/424" class="external free"
title="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/424" rel="nofollow">http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/424</a>
</li>
<li> Write introductory documentation for all projects
</li>
<li> Test the image and iron out any issues we find before users
find them. (I'm hoping communities will step up and test their
favourite applications starting next week.)
</li>
<li> Plus lots of <a
href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/query?group=status&component=LiveDVD&order=priority"
class="external text"
title="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/query?group=status&component=LiveDVD&order=priority"
rel="nofollow">little things</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Details for getting involved are at: <a
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc" class="external free"
title="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc</a>
and we hang out at <a href="irc://freenode.net#foss4g"
class="external free" title="irc://freenode.net#foss4g" rel="nofollow">irc://freenode.net#foss4g</a>
</p>
<a name="Live_DVD_Timeline"></a>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Live DVD Timeline </span></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Date </th>
<th> Date </th>
<th> Milestone
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 7 Sep 2009 </td>
<td> in 1 day </td>
<td> LiveDVD Feature Freeze
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 11 Sep 2009 </td>
<td> in 1 week </td>
<td> LiveDVD Beta Release
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 18 Sep 2009 </td>
<td> in 2 weeks </td>
<td> LiveDVD Final Freeze
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 20 Sep 2009 </td>
<td> in 2 weeks </td>
<td> LiveDVD Final Release & sent to printers
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<a name="About_GISVM"></a>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline"> About GISVM </span></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.gisvm.com" class="external text"
title="http://www.gisvm.com" rel="nofollow">GISVM</a>
is a Free(dom) and ready to use anywhere Geographic Information System
Virtual Machine. Based on the amazing Virtualization technology it can
be used on almost any operating system environment and is intended to
be a hassle-free installation option for anyone that needs a ready to
use GIS solution.
</p>
<a name="About_Arramagong_Live_DVD"></a>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline"> About Arramagong Live DVD </span></h2>
<p>The <a href="http://arramagong.com" class="external text"
title="http://arramagong.com" rel="nofollow">Arramagong Live DVD</a>
provides a stack of most of best Geospatial Open Source software,
pre-configured with sample data. It is based on the XUbuntu linux
operating system and also contains windows installers. A FOSS4G 2009
release of Arramagong will be given to all delegates at the FOSS4G
conference. It has been built by LISAsoft in conjunction with the Open
Source Geospatial community.
</p>
<a name="About_FOSS4G"></a>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline"> About FOSS4G </span></h2>
<p><a href="http://2009.foss4g.org" class="external text"
title="http://2009.foss4g.org" rel="nofollow">FOSS4G</a>
is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009.
FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops, demos, an install-fest, and a
code sprint. It is presented by the world's best Developers, Policy
Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes the latest
geospatial applications, standards, government programs, business
processes and case studies. Topics include mobile platforms, location
based applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development,
spatial standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data
Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of
Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.
</p>
<a name="Upcoming_FOSS4G_milestones"></a>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Upcoming FOSS4G milestones </span></h2>
<ul>
<li> 14 Sep 2009, Final program available
</li>
<li> 21 Sep 2009, Poster Submission closes
</li>
<li> 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
</li>
<li> 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
</li>
<li> 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
</li>
</ul>
<a name="Media_Sponsors"></a>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Media Sponsors </span></h2>
<ul>
<li> Position Magazine: <a href="http://www.positionmag.com.au/"
class="external free" title="http://www.positionmag.com.au/"
rel="nofollow">http://www.positionmag.com.au/</a>
</li>
<li> Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: <a
href="http://www.asmmag.com" class="external free"
title="http://www.asmmag.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.asmmag.com</a>
</li>
<li> Geoconnexions Magazine: <a href="http://www.geoconnexion.com/"
class="external free" title="http://www.geoconnexion.com/"
rel="nofollow">http://www.geoconnexion.com/</a>
</li>
<li> Directions Magazine: <a href="http://directionsmag.com/"
class="external free" title="http://directionsmag.com/" rel="nofollow">http://directionsmag.com/</a>
</li>
<li> GIS Development: <a href="http://gisdevelopment.net/"
class="external free" title="http://gisdevelopment.net/" rel="nofollow">http://gisdevelopment.net/</a>
</li>
<li> Baliz Media: <a href="http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/"
class="external free" title="http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/"
rel="nofollow">http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/</a>
</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<p>For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising
Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at: <a
href="http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/" class="external free"
title="http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/" rel="nofollow">http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/</a>
</p>
<p>or contact:
</p>
<p>Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and
Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
</p>
<p>tel +61-2-8570-5050
</p>
<p>c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
</p>
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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
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">http://www.lisasoft.com</a>
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