[OSGeo-Edu] Fwd: First version of the Free GIS Book

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

Yeah, good job Victor!

Cameron, very interesting process you laid out - great detail, I'll have to 
try it out.  I'm curious how well it would work with Victor's 800+ page, 
380,000 word text.  Scalable enough?

Tyler

On January 10, 2011 07:17:37 pm Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Hello Victor,
> Well done on the Free GIS Book.
> 
> Regarding translation: We have been translating multiple pages, into
> multiple languages for the OSGeo-Live project, and I'd be happy to help
> coordinate translation of the Free GIS Book in a similar manner.
> 
> You can see our coordination process described here:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Translate
> 
> I would suggest breaking up the Free GIS Book into lots of small
> sections that are short enough for a volunteer to easily translate by
> themselves, and then track using a similar spreadsheet to the one we use
> for the OSGeo-Live projects:
> https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlRFyY1XenjJdFRDbjFyWHg1MlNTRm10QX
> k0UWEzWlE&authkey=CPTB6uIE&hl=en_GB#gid=5
> 
> On 10/01/2011 7:50 AM, Charlie Schweik wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Great news... See the below message from Victor Olaya. If anyone has
> > ideas on how we get this translated into English, please respond.
> > 
> > Charlie
> > 
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Victor Olaya<volayaf at gmail.com>
> > Date: 2011/1/5
> > Subject: First version of the Free GIS Book
> > To: edu_discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am proud to announce that, after a long work, the first version of
> > the Free GIS Book is ready to be released. It is a 900+ pages book
> > which covers most of the main topics regarding GIS, from analysis to
> > visualization, from the history of GIS to the fundamentals of Web
> > Mapping or SDIs. A first version is currently available from the book
> > website, but, since we are still in the process of correcting and
> > proof-reading the book, it includes linenumbers to make it easier to
> > locate errors and typos. However, it is complete and can be downloaded
> > to get an idea of what the book will look like once it is finished.
> > 
> > A book work session (similar to a code sprint, but with text instead
> > of code...) is scheduled at the Jornadas de SIG Libre de Girona (the
> > spanish equivalent of FOSS4G), and after that the final version is
> > expected to be ready. It might not be inmediatly after, but definitely
> > it will not be long after the conference that the book will be
> > officially released.
> > 
> > As some of you already know, the book is written in spanish, but we
> > would love to have an english version, and this is the main reason why
> > I am sending this email to the list. Next FOSS4G, which will take
> > place in Denver, is a great oportunity to start working seriously on
> > that. There will already be a full text to translate and the
> > conference will take place in a english-speaking country, which means
> > that many people who can contribute to that english version will be
> > there.
> > 
> > I think we should start thinking about how to plan this, in case we
> > want to take the great opportunity that FOSS4G brings us regarding the
> > free GIS book. I do not have an idea about how to do it, but
> > suggestions are welcome and it would be great to discuss it. We still
> > have plenty of time to talk about it.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Victor Olaya
> > 
> > 
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