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255);">We are calling for help for the final OSGeo-Live testing
sprint, this weekend, 9-10 August 2014. We really want OSGeo
seasoned developers to find any outstanding issues, rather than
having them found in workshops or by new users in the released
version.</p>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">So please consider joining our testing-sprint to verify
everything works. (The many testers in our last sprint made a big
difference to quality of our 50+ applications)</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sign up at:<span
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href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Press_Release_53#Participants"
class="external free" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:
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50% no-repeat;">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Press_Release_53#Participants</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Download ISO from:<span
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href="http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/8.0beta1/"
class="external free" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:
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50% no-repeat;">http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/8.0beta1/</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span
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href="http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/8.0/" class="external
free" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color:
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50% no-repeat;">http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/8.0/</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Chat about your progress with us
at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive" class="external free"
rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51,
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100% 50% no-repeat;">irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Update your testing status at:<span
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href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&hl=en_GB#gid=13"
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none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); padding-right: 16px;
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50% no-repeat;">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&hl=en_GB#gid=13</a></li>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">We aim to have each application tested by both someone
familiar with it, and someone less familiar.</p>
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none rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="mw-headline"
id="Daily_Checkin">Daily Checkin</span></h2>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">We will be checking in daily on<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive" class="external free"
rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102,
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100% 50% no-repeat;">irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at:<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?hour=20&min=30&sec=0&p1=179&p2=189&p3=224&p4=22&p5=240&p6=196&p7=215"
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none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); padding-right: 13px; background:
url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png) 100% 50%
no-repeat;">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?hour=20&min=30&sec=0&p1=179&p2=189&p3=224&p4=22&p5=240&p6=196&p7=215</a></p>
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white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">And you will likely catch one of our core team on IRC
outside this timeslot as well.</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">08 August 2014 Testing Sprint
(UAT).</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">10 August 2014 Translations
complete.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">11 August 2014 RC2 release.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">17 August 2014 OSGeo-Live 8.0
sent to the printers.</li>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/08/2014 9:47 pm, Angelos Tzotsos
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote cite="mid:53DE216D.7080806@gmail.com" type="cite">Greetings
all,
<br>
<br>
Today we are releasing the first (and probably last) beta of
OSGeoLive 8.0.
<br>
<br>
In this OSGeo-Live 8.0 development cycle we have seen major
upgrades:
<br>
* We moved to the light weight Lubuntu distribution,
<br>
* We moved to a new Long Time Support release (14.04 LTS)
<br>
* We tried to make use of Debian packaging for even more
applications.
<br>
<br>
It should be our best distribution yet. But this has impacted our
schedule, as the Ubuntu LTS has only become stable within the last
2 weeks (14.04.1 release), and we need help in order to deliver
OSGeo-Live to FOSS4G-PDX [0] with our usual high level of quality
and reliability.
<br>
<br>
In particular, we need help:
<br>
<br>
1. Testing to verify everything works in this new system and
fixing bugs. Download beta1 here: [1][2].
<br>
2. Updating version numbers in your Project Overview (if changed),
and possibly mention a new feature or two [3].
<br>
3. Re-running the Quickstart and ensure each step is still valid,
and that screenshots match the implementation.
<br>
4. Updating status of the Project Overview and Quickstart to
"8.0draft" in our status sheet. [4]
<br>
5. Reporting any findings in our Trac instance [5]
<br>
<br>
Due to our tight timelines, we might need to hide applications
which we can't get stablised, tested, or docs updated in time.
Please check our current list of open issues [5] to verify that
your project is working as expected.
<br>
<br>
Major Issues
<br>
<br>
* MapFish: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1357">http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1357</a>
<br>
* Tilemill: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1348">http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1348</a>
<br>
<br>
Schedule
<br>
<br>
* 03 August 2014 Beta 1 released - Start taking screen shots with
new
<br>
background.
<br>
* 08 August 2014 Community Testing Sprint (UAT).
<br>
* 10 August 2014 Translations complete.
<br>
* 11 August 2014 RC1 release.
<br>
* 17 August 2014 OSGeo-Live 8.0 sent to the printers.
<br>
<br>
OSGeoLive needs you! [6]
<br>
<br>
The OSGeoLive development team.
<br>
<br>
<br>
[0] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://2014.foss4g.org/">http://2014.foss4g.org/</a>
<br>
[1]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/8.0/osgeo-live-mini-8.0beta1-i386.iso">http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/8.0/osgeo-live-mini-8.0beta1-i386.iso</a>
<br>
[2]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/8.0beta1/osgeo-live-mini-8.0beta1-i386.iso">http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/8.0beta1/osgeo-live-mini-8.0beta1-i386.iso</a><br>
[3] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Documentation">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Documentation</a>
<br>
[4]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc#gid=13">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc#gid=13</a>
<br>
[5] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/report/10">http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/report/10</a>
<br>
[6]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/astroidex/status/489352343390257152/photo/1">https://twitter.com/astroidex/status/489352343390257152/photo/1</a>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
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