[Workshops] Workshop Equipment Information

Wed Sep 11 03:25:23 PDT 2013

Hi Daniel,

There are LiveDVDs available, so we can offer you a disk or two. We'll try and do what we can to get the PC's 'suited and booted' before the workshop starts. We'll also be opening up times for workshop presenters to come and test the computers before their workshops, so we implore all presenters to be ready for their workshop; ensuring it's all working in advance.

Best,

Mark

On 11 Sep 2013, at 02:13, Daniel Kastl <daniel at georepublic.de> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
> 
> Will workshop participants receive OSGeo Live on USB Sticks or DVD?
> Have you tested that booting from USB Sticks or DVD is no problem?
> 
> Spending much time to get everyone OSGeo Live booted, having it scale to full-screen resolution and using the right keyboard layout should be avoided in my opinion. It would probably help a lot if the PC's would be already booted and running OSGeo Live when the workshop starts. 
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Matt Walker <walkermatt at longwayaround.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Yes I'm afraid so, no option to install software on the local machine.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt.
> 
> 
> On 10 September 2013 20:52, Jeffrey Johnson <jjohnson at opengeo.org> wrote:
> And just to confirm that there is no ability to install software onto to these machines (i.e. requires admin permission?)
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Matt Walker <walkermatt at longwayaround.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just made a small update to the website to add machine specs and room capacity to the location pages for each lab. Links to the location pages can be found in the schedules: http://2013.foss4g.org/conf/programme/workshops and http://2013.foss4g.org/conf/programme/freeworkshops and also here: http://2013.foss4g.org/information-for-presenters/#workshops
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt.
> -- 
> Matt Walker
> @_walkermatt
> 
> 
> On 10 September 2013 05:23, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your help Matt, we will indeed go with the USB option.
> 
> Looking forward to seeing everyone next week.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Matt Walker <walkermatt at longwayaround.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry for the delay in getting back on VirtualBox availability. The smallest of the labs (Sir Clive Granger Building: B26 E) does have VirtualBox 4.1.0. The other labs do not and unfortunately there is not an option to install it for the workshops due to all PCs being a standard build.
> 
> @Jody I would go with the USB option especially as OpenGeo have a number of workshops in various labs.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt.
> 
> -- 
> Matt Walker
> @_walkermatt
> 
> 
> On 8 September 2013 13:51, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Matt it has now been a week since your email.
> 
> Can we get a clear answer on this, as I would like to know if I need to purchase a bunch of USB Keys (performance of a LiveDVD is terrible and the software needed for workshop is not on OSGeo Live).
> 
> 
> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Matt Walker <walkermatt at longwayaround.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I think we'll struggle to get VirtualBox installed on the lab PCs as we're working within the constraints of the University. I'm going to catch up with the guys on site in the next few days and I'll raise it but I would assume that it's not possible when making preparations.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt.
> 
> On 31 Aug 2013 21:22, "Luca Delucchi" <lucadeluge at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Il giorno 31/ago/2013 03:19, "Daniel Kastl" <daniel at georepublic.de> ha scritto:
> >
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > On the conference page you write that participants should use the LiveDVD/USB they receive as attendants.
> > At previous conferences a virtual machine image of the LiveDVD was usually installed and configured with VirtualBox, so there was no need to reboot a PC into the LiveDVD or prepare a virtual machine using the DVD/USB. It was just necessary to start a pre-configured VirtualBox VM.
> >
> > This would be very convenient. Also performance is better than booting from a DVD.
> >
> 
> +1 tor for the GRASS GIS 7 I would use a virtual machine
> 
> > Daniel
> >
> 
> Luca
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Matt Walker
> @_walkermatt
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Georepublic UG & Georepublic Japan
> eMail: daniel.kastl at georepublic.de
> Web: http://georepublic.de
> _______________________________________________
> Conference-workshops mailing list
> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference-workshops/attachments/20130911/195ccef0/attachment-0001.html>