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CCing the 2010 list (seems I've been sending to the 2009 list).<br>
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<td>Re: [Foss4g2009] Re: [Foss4g2010] Getting ready to burn
OSGeo-Live for FOSS4G 2010</td>
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<td>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:34:56 +1000</td>
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<td>Roald de Wit <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:list@rdewit.net"><list@rdewit.net></a></td>
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<td>Cameron Shorter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com"><cameron.shorter@gmail.com></a></td>
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<pre> cameron, maybe you didn't notice it, but you sent the past 2 emails in
this thread to foss4g2009 instead of 2010....
On 06/08/10 21:51, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> On 06/08/10 17:56, Oscar Fonts wrote:
>> Hi Cameron,
>>
>> Schedule: For the USB, a master has to be delivered 18 days in
>> advance. I was expecting to have the final version on monday 9, so to
>> have the copies ready at the end of August => not much margin. DVD
>> printing is cheaper, faster, easier, of course.
>
> We will be creating what we hope is our final release candidate on
> Monday 9 August.
> I hope to have the final version ~ Wednesday, but from experience, I'm
> aware that we often have one or two last issues. A safe date is to
> consider having the image ready by 16 August.
>
>> I would go: USB for everyone, and some DVDs printed as alternative.
>> All testing done for the DVD is also valid for the USB, right?
> Not quite. As we switch media, we tend to uncover lots of extra
> errors. Eg: We are finding a some issues switching from Vitual Machine
> to LiveDVD.
> The USB has a smaller image size which may trigger errors.
>
>> I would include an autorun.inf that pops up a 'welcome' html page with
>> boot instructions& alternatives.
>>
>> Briefly would say:
>> 1. Change your BIOS settings to boot from USB drive.
>> 2. If it doesn't work and you have a DVD unit, request a DVD in the
>> registration desk.
>> 3. If you either have a DVD unit, you still can download a virtual
>> machine from <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://XXX">http://XXX</a> and run it with the virtualbox client from
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://YYY">http://YYY</a>.
>>
>> This autorun would only be included in the USB version.
>>
>> Sounds reasonable?
>
> If we are to create a USB version, I'm expecting we would have to
> delay our release date by 1 week, and we would need to find ~ 3 full
> days of volunteers time to step up to run all the tests again from the
> USB + ~ 2 days of rebuilding the images. (Are you able to find
> volunteers to provide such extra time?) Alternatively, you could pay
> someone to do such testing. (I could put LISAsoft testers onto it in
> work time if they were paid).
>> Oscar.
>
>
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