[Foss4g2010] Re: [Workshops] FOSS4G 2010 Call for Workshops and Tutorials is open

[Lorenzo Becchi]

Cameron, the budget is not yet at its final version becuase we are waiting
to know the updated prices for all services on year 2010.
Thank to your experience I think you are the best person to evaluate how
much the LiveDVD should cost to the organization.
can you do an estimate, please?

lorenzo

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com>wrote:

> Oscar Fonts wrote:
>
>> Barcelona, Spain. 15 January 2010.
>>
>>
>> FOSS4G Live DVD: LiveDVDs, based on the Xubuntu operating system and
>> including Geospatial Open Source Software, will be given to all
>> delegates. Users can boot a Live DVD on their computer and trial the
>> software without installing or effecting the existing system.
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
>>
>>
>>
>
> Lorenzo, Oscar and others,
>
> Has there been budget set aside to print the LiveDVD and hand out to all
> delegates at foss4g2010? (as was the case for 2009).
>
> If that is the case, then we will have a very compelling reason for project
> owners to work on the liveDVD, and I will give my personal commitment to
> work on the packaging efforts of the liveDVD, and while I can't speak for
> the other team members of the liveDVD, I expect that they will continue to
> contribute too.
>
> This mutual commitment to LiveDVD goals will help both of us producing a
> compelling liveDVD and foss4g experience.
>
> PS, I suggest also setting up a mutual commitment between foss4g and the
> WMS shootout, and probably a Desktop shootout too.
>
> --
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