[OSGeo-Conf] OSGeo-Live at foss4g conferences

[Jeff McKenna]

Fair comments.  However it is extremely late in the game to add a 
requirement (I wish you would have proposed this during the creation of 
the RFP or provided the text for discussion).  I hope we can discuss 
this for the 2013 RFP.

-jeff


On 11-08-27 5:59 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> On 28/08/11 01:07, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>> On 11-08-27 8:24 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>
>>> 2. Since 2009, the foss4g conference has paid for a DVD of OSGeo
>>> software to be handed to all foss4g delegates, and also some USBs as
>>> well. (as per http://live.osgeo.org). Will you be able to incorporate
>>> this into your budget as well?
>>>
>>
>> Note that this is not a requirement for FOSS4G. Cameron maybe you
>> would like to propose this to the rest of the OSGeo conference
>> committee for the next RFP? Personally I received so much strong
>> feedback from the 2009 experience of OSGeo sponsors not being
>> represented on your dvd, I am extremely hesitant.
>
> Jeff,
> It sounds like the comments you have heard haven't been forwarded on to
> the OSGeo-Live team. What I'd heard was:
>
> 1. Didn't like the original name of "Arramagong" - addressed, now
> renamed to "OSGeo-Live"
>
> 2. Over emphasis of LISAsoft on the DVD - addressed, now LISAsoft is
> only mentioned next to all contributors in our docs.
>
> 3. OSGeo sponsors should be listed - addressed, we now list all OSGeo
> sponsors.
>
>
>> ..but you developed it so I don't blame you for pushing it, I admire
>> you for that really. But I would like to remain neutral for foss4g
>> (can you imagine me wanting MS4W in every attendee's pocket?
>
> I think you are referring to OSGeo4Win (the windows installers). Yes, I
> agree that this should be provided to all delegates. It just needs
> volunteers to drive the development of the packaging and DVD building.
> On OSGeo-Live, we do actually include as many windows installers as we
> can fit onto a DVD. However, we are space constrained and hence are
> fitting less and less each year.
>
>> marketing gold i know). So I apologize if we must remain neutral.
>
> Yes, it is marketing gold for all the applications we include on
> osgeo-live also. One of the key reasons we have 80 odd developers
> contributing to osgeo-live, and we have continuous support from 45
> projects is that it is well known that this DVD is handed out at
> geospatial conferences like FOSS4G and GeoFOSS.
>
> I see OSGeo-Live as a powerful marketing service provided by OSGeo
> volunteers to OSGeo projects.
>
> Hence I strongly suggest that including the printing of a LiveDVD be a
> requirement for inclusion in foss4g budgets. (This is only the cost of
> printing, under the assumption that the OSGeo-Live team of volunteers
> provide the much greater cost of development of an ISO).
>