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    We are starting to build the 5.0 <a href="http://live.osgeo.org"
      class="external text" title="http://live.osgeo.org" rel="nofollow">OSGeo-Live</a>
    DVD which will be released at <a href="http://2011.foss4g.org/"
      class="external text" title="http://2011.foss4g.org/"
      rel="nofollow">FOSS4G 2011</a> this September where it will be
    handed out to all delegates. We would like to hear from anyone
    wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone who would like to
    use OSGeo-Live in workshops, tutorials or similar, or anyone who has
    ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release.
    <a name="Which_project_version.3F" id="Which_project_version.3F"></a>
    <h2> <span class="mw-headline">Which project version?</span></h2>
    <p>Could each installed project please update our status sheet to
      note the expected version to be installed on OSGeo-Live 5.0. <a
href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&amp;hl=en_GB#gid=8"
        class="external text"
title="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&amp;hl=en_GB#gid=8"
        rel="nofollow">Status sheet</a>.
    </p>
    <a name="Key_Priorities_for_next_release"
      id="Key_Priorities_for_next_release"></a>
    <h2> <span class="mw-headline">Key Priorities for next release</span></h2>
    <dl>
      <dt> Disk Space
      </dt>
      <dd> We are reaching DVD size limits, and need to be creative
        about saving space
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <dl>
      <dt> Package Updates
      </dt>
      <dd> Update and test latest stable software releases
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <dl>
      <dt> Quickstart Reviews
      </dt>
      <dd> We have Project Quickstarts, but many haven't gone through
        comprehensive review yet.
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <dl>
      <dt> Translations
      </dt>
      <dd> We have varying levels of translations, and would like to
        increase that.
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <dl>
      <dt> Testing
      </dt>
      <dd> With Quality being a key focus area for us, we need lots of
        help with testing.
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <a name="Key_Milestones" id="Key_Milestones"></a>
    <h2> <span class="mw-headline">Key Milestones</span></h2>
    <dl>
      <dd> 04 Jul 2011 Feature Freeze
      </dd>
      <dd> 01 Aug 2011 User Acceptance Test (all Apps installed and
        working)
      </dd>
      <dd> 22 Aug 2011 Final ISO sent to printers
      </dd>
      <dd> 12 Sep 2011 FOSS4G 2011
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <p><a
href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&amp;hl=en_GB"
        class="external text"
title="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&amp;hl=en_GB"
        rel="nofollow">... full schedule</a>
    </p>
    <a name="About_OSGeo-Live" id="About_OSGeo-Live"></a>
    <h2> <span class="mw-headline">About OSGeo-Live</span></h2>
    <p>OSGeo-live is an <a href="http://xubuntu.org" class="external
        text" title="http://xubuntu.org" rel="nofollow">XUbuntu</a>
      based distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available
      via a Live DVD, Virtual Machine, and USB. You can use OSGeo-Live
      to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without
      installing anything.
    </p>
    <a name="Contact_Us.3F" id="Contact_Us.3F"></a>
    <h2><span class="mw-headline">Contact Us?</span></h2>
    <p>Mailing List: <a
        href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo"
        class="external free"
        title="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo"
        rel="nofollow">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo</a>
    </p>
    <p>Website: <a href="http://live.osgeo.org" class="external free"
        title="http://live.osgeo.org" rel="nofollow">http://live.osgeo.org</a>
    </p>
    <p>Wiki: <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>
    </p>
    <p>or contact me directly
    </p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

Think Globally, Fix Locally
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