[OSGeo-Discuss] Final OSGeo-Live Testing Sprint this weekend - call to action

Thu Aug 7 18:02:22 PDT 2014

Thanks Jochen for asking about testing process, and thanks for helping with
the testing.

Regarding capturing comments about testing:
1. If you find an issue with an application, please raise a bug report [1].

2. If you find a major issues with documentation, that should be added as a
bug report as well. [1] You might want to discuss your thoughts about a
documentation idea on the OSGeo-Live email list first. If the issue is not
resolved, then raise a bug report.

[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Issue_Tracker

On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Jochen Albrecht <jochen.albrecht at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Could you tell me/us more about step 4, Cameron?
> I have been playing with the beta version for the past week but don't know
> where to add my comments in the spreadsheet. Do I create a column for
> myself?
> Cheers,
>     Jochen
>
> Dr. Jochen Albrecht
> Computational and Theoretical Geography
> HN 1030
> Hunter College CUNY
> 695 Park Avenue
> New York, NY 10065
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>>  We are calling for help for the final OSGeo-Live testing sprint, this
>> weekend, 9-10 August 2014. We really want OSGeo seasoned developers to find
>> any outstanding issues, rather than having them found in workshops or by
>> new users in the released version.
>>
>> So please consider joining our testing-sprint to verify everything works.
>> (The many testers in our last sprint made a big difference to quality of
>> our 50+ applications)
>>
>>    1. Sign up at:
>>    http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Press_Release_53#Participants
>>    2. Download ISO from:
>>    http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/8.0beta1/ or
>>    http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/8.0/
>>    3. Chat about your progress with us at:
>>    irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive
>>    4. Update your testing status at:
>>    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&hl=en_GB#gid=13
>>
>>  We aim to have each application tested by both someone familiar with it,
>> and someone less familiar.
>>  Daily Checkin
>>
>> We will be checking in daily on irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive at:
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?hour=20&min=30&sec=0&p1=179&p2=189&p3=224&p4=22&p5=240&p6=196&p7=215
>>
>> And you will likely catch one of our core team on IRC outside this
>> timeslot as well.
>>  Schedule
>>
>>    - 08 August 2014 Testing Sprint (UAT).
>>    - 10 August 2014 Translations complete.
>>    - 11 August 2014 RC2 release.
>>    - 17 August 2014 OSGeo-Live 8.0 sent to the printers.
>>
>>
>> On 3/08/2014 9:47 pm, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> Today we are releasing the first (and probably last) beta of OSGeoLive
>> 8.0.
>>
>> In this OSGeo-Live 8.0 development cycle we have seen major upgrades:
>> * We moved to the light weight Lubuntu distribution,
>> * We moved to a new Long Time Support release (14.04 LTS)
>> * We tried to make use of Debian packaging for even more applications.
>>
>> It should be our best distribution yet. But this has impacted our
>> schedule, as the Ubuntu LTS has only become stable within the last 2 weeks
>> (14.04.1 release), and we need help in order to deliver OSGeo-Live to
>> FOSS4G-PDX [0] with our usual high level of quality and reliability.
>>
>> In particular, we need help:
>>
>> 1. Testing to verify everything works in this new system and fixing bugs.
>> Download beta1 here: [1][2].
>> 2. Updating version numbers in your Project Overview (if changed), and
>> possibly mention a new feature or two [3].
>> 3. Re-running the Quickstart and ensure each step is still valid, and
>> that screenshots match the implementation.
>> 4. Updating status of the Project Overview and Quickstart to "8.0draft"
>> in our status sheet. [4]
>> 5. Reporting any findings in our Trac instance [5]
>>
>> Due to our tight timelines, we might need to hide applications which we
>> can't get stablised, tested, or docs updated in time. Please check our
>> current list of open issues [5] to verify that your project is working as
>> expected.
>>
>> Major Issues
>>
>> * MapFish: http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1357
>> * Tilemill: http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1348
>>
>> Schedule
>>
>>  * 03 August 2014 Beta 1 released - Start taking screen shots with new
>>    background.
>>  * 08 August 2014 Community Testing Sprint (UAT).
>>  * 10 August 2014 Translations complete.
>>  * 11 August 2014 RC1 release.
>>  * 17 August 2014 OSGeo-Live 8.0 sent to the printers.
>>
>> OSGeoLive needs you! [6]
>>
>> The OSGeoLive development team.
>>
>>
>> [0] http://2014.foss4g.org/
>> [1]
>> http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/8.0/osgeo-live-mini-8.0beta1-i386.iso
>> [2]
>> http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/8.0beta1/osgeo-live-mini-8.0beta1-i386.iso
>> [3] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Documentation
>> [4]
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc#gid=13
>> [5] http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/report/10
>> [6] https://twitter.com/astroidex/status/489352343390257152/photo/1
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter,
>> Software and Data Solutions Manager
>> LISAsoft
>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
>> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>>
>> P +61 2 9009 5000,  W www.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099
>>
>>
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