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<p>We are starting the build cycle for the 6.5 <a
href="http://live.osgeo.org" class="external text"
rel="nofollow">OSGeo-Live</a> DVD/USB/VM which will be released
in March 2012, ready for the FOSS4G - North America, Spanish
FOSS4G, FOSSGIS Germany, among others. We would like to hear from
anyone wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone wishing
to extend or add extra translations, or anyone who has ideas on
how we should shape the upcoming release.
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<p>Also, could all projects please reply to us with which stable
version of their software should be included on OSGeo-Live 6.5.
</p>
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline"
id="Key_Milestones">Key Milestones</span></h2>
<dl>
<dd> 10 Dec 2012 All new applications installed, most old
applications updated
</dd>
<dd> 24 Dec 2012 Feature Freeze (all apps updated)
</dd>
<dd> 28 Jan 2012 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed and
working)
</dd>
<dd> 18 Feb 2012 Final ISO sent to printers
</dd>
</dl>
<p><a
href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&hl=en_GB"
class="external text" rel="nofollow">... full schedule</a>
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<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline"
id="OSGeoLive_6.5_Alpha1_released">OSGeoLive 6.5 Alpha1 released</span></h2>
<p>We have released the first alpha version of OSGeo-Live, which
includes an update from Xubuntu 12.04 to 12.04.1 along with
updated versions of applications from UbuntuGIS repository. Feel
free to start testing your applications in the latest release. <a
href="http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/6.5/" class="external
text" rel="nofollow">Download Alpha 1</a>
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<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline"
id="About_OSGeo-Live">About OSGeo-Live</span></h2>
<p>OSGeo-live is an <a href="http://xubuntu.org" class="external
text" 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.
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Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Solutions Manager
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">http://www.lisasoft.com</a>
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