[OSGeodata] Apache started

[Frank Warmerdam]

Markus Neteler wrote:
> On 9/7/06, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> I have taken the liberty of starting Apache on the geodata system.  It
>> seems to work ok, and documents go in /var/www/html.   I would add that I
>> don't think it starts automatically on reboot.  So if there is a reboot
>> we would likely have to run "apachectl start" as root.
> 
> ... or maybe use (not sure about right syntax):
> /sbin/chkconfig httpd on

Markus,

Ah, your system-admin-fu is clearly stronger than mine!  I have
run this command via sudo with no apparent signs of failure.

I'd add I didn't in the end get around to building mapserver 4.10 beta3
due to lack of time.

>> Dave should be able to setup some simple http data download under
>> /var/www/html as soon as desired.
>>
>> Dave, what's your userid on the system?  I'll create a directory owned by
>> you under /var/www/html you can play with.
>>
>> Or alternatively, are there objections from the geodata committee to 
>> me giving
>> Dave sudo permissions on this blade?
> 
> Mhh, just to understand:
> By 'nhv' I was requested to not continue feeding the machine with geodata
> or do data elaborations unless the metadata thing works. So I stopped my
> VMAP0 elaborations there (which I wanted to distribute there as well).
>
> Maybe we should first get clarity about the geodata.telascience.org
> policy. At least, to me it's (no longer) clear :-)

I hadn't heard that, though I knew Norman had been advocating no geodata
distribution before metadata is available.  Has the geodata committee
taken that as a strong position then?

Jo, as Geodata chair is it your understanding that the committee decided
to not allow geodata processing on the system till all the metadata
requirements are clear?  I had previously understood this as a softer thing
where the committee was taking metadata seriously as something to support
before we get into serious data distribution.

I personally would advocate a fairly free-wheeling approach to getting
stuff going, with an understanding that associating appropriate metadata is
important before things "ramp up" to heavy duty distribution of many datasets.
But it is really up to the committee as a whole to decide such things.

Best regards,
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