[Foss4g2009] "newbie" section on FOSS4G website?

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

Perhaps just a pointed back to OSGeo.org would be enough?

On 7-May-09, at 5:33 PM, Doug White wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I think it's a good idea.  I would say all the software on the  
> LiveDVD is available online in one way or other. There are also  
> websites devoted to this, try a search on sourceforge for GIS or  
> opensourcegis.org, there will be many others sites.
>
> http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&words=GIS
> http://opensourcegis.org/
>
> You can also download LiveDVD images like Arramagong LiveDVD and  
> use them now.
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Available_Live_Discs
>
> Any getting started section should probably include an outline of  
> getting packages using apt-get or yum for the uninitiated and  
> summary of building from source too.
>
> Doug.
>
>
>
> Stephen Lead wrote:
>>
>> I'm an experienced GIS user, but I've only ever used commercial  
>> GIS software. I'm intrigued to learn more about free and open  
>> source GIS software but I don't really know where to start.
>>
>> I reckon most of my GIS friends would be in the same position as  
>> me. Do you think it's worthwhile putting a "getting started"  
>> section on the FOSS4G website letting us know where to start?
>>
>> Eg the conference DVD will include some FOSS GIS software. Is any  
>> of it available online already, and if so where can we download it  
>> and start playing with it before the conference? That way we would  
>> have a better idea of which sessions to attend, and would have a  
>> more compelling reason to attend in the first place.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve
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