Fwd: Re: [Foss4g2009] Re: [Foss4g2010] Getting ready to burn OSGeo-Live for FOSS4G 2010

[Cameron Shorter]

CCing the 2010 list (seems I've been sending to the 2009 list).

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Subject: 	Re: [Foss4g2009] Re: [Foss4g2010] Getting ready to burn 
OSGeo-Live for FOSS4G 2010
Date: 	Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:34:56 +1000
From: 	Roald de Wit <list at rdewit.net>
To: 	Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>



  cameron, maybe you didn't notice it, but you sent the past 2 emails in
this thread to foss4g2009 instead of 2010....


On 06/08/10 21:51, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>  On 06/08/10 17:56, Oscar Fonts wrote:
>>  Hi Cameron,
>>
>>  Schedule: For the USB, a master has to be delivered 18 days in
>>  advance. I was expecting to have the final version on monday 9, so to
>>  have the copies ready at the end of August =>   not much margin. DVD
>>  printing is cheaper, faster, easier, of course.
>
>  We will be creating what we hope is our final release candidate on
>  Monday 9 August.
>  I hope to have the final version ~ Wednesday, but from experience, I'm
>  aware that we often have one or two last issues. A safe date is to
>  consider having the image ready by 16 August.
>
>>  I would go: USB for everyone, and some DVDs printed as alternative.
>>  All testing done for the DVD is also valid for the USB, right?
>  Not quite. As we switch media, we tend to uncover lots of extra
>  errors. Eg: We are finding a some issues switching from Vitual Machine
>  to LiveDVD.
>  The USB has a smaller image size which may trigger errors.
>
>>  I would include an autorun.inf that pops up a 'welcome' html page with
>>  boot instructions&   alternatives.
>>
>>  Briefly would say:
>>    1. Change your BIOS settings to boot from USB drive.
>>    2. If it doesn't work and you have a DVD unit, request a DVD in the
>>  registration desk.
>>    3. If you either have a DVD unit, you still can download a virtual
>>  machine from http://XXX and run it with the virtualbox client from
>>  http://YYY.
>>
>>  This autorun would only be included in the USB version.
>>
>>  Sounds reasonable?
>
>  If we are to create a USB version, I'm expecting we would have to
>  delay our release date by 1 week, and we would need to find ~ 3 full
>  days of volunteers time to step up to run all the tests again from the
>  USB + ~ 2 days of rebuilding the images. (Are you able to find
>  volunteers to provide such extra time?)  Alternatively, you could pay
>  someone to do such testing. (I could put LISAsoft testers onto it in
>  work time if they were paid).
>>  Oscar.
>
>

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