[Live-demo] Version numbers

[Cameron Shorter]

Thanks for your feedback Richardo. Your suggestions make sense.

Alex,
In that case, can we please name the VM release:
arramagong-vm-2.0.3

Ricardo Pinho wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>> Richardo,
>> For the virtual machine, we have been adding "gisvm" into the tag.
>> Ie: arramagong-gisvm-2.0.3
>> Do
>>     
> you want gisvm to be specifically associated like the above,
>   
>> or do you
>>     
> want to create a separate gisvm which is different from arramagong?
>   
>> Eg: We could have:
>> arramgong-vm-2.0.3
>> andgisvm-2.0.3.1 or similar.
>>     
>
>   
>> What are your thoughts.
>>     
>
> You all have done a GREAT WORK on this community project!
> (I probably missed a lot because I couldn't keep up with you)
>
> But this is how I see things :
>
> This Live-Demo initiative  had a clear objective: To produce a LiveDVD for FOSS4G 2009! (following the tradition of previous events)
>
> But on that process, you have used VM to build it, to discover the potential of Virtualization.
> I really agree that FOSS4G should start to have a VM alternative distribution. Attendees  will benefit a lot from it!
>
>
> So to make both versions related (because they are!) to the public, I really
> think you should use the same prefix:
>  
> arramagong-2.0.3-livedvd.iso
> arramagong-2.0.3-vm.7z
> If you think that using GISVM name can in anyway benefit this release, I will not oppose on using it (for example):
>
> arramagong-2.0.3-gisvm.7z
>
> But I really don't want to be accused of using others work on the benefit of GISVM name.
> It has been a pleasure to help you guys, the best I could, and to see the success of it.
>
> And since you have build a VM final version for this event, I really don't see the point of making a GISVM release for it!
> Unless it has a completely new approach, like GISVM Server! (that's why I have released it)
>
> GISVM has it's own life, and I will try to make it last for many other FOSS events.
> Sometime after the FOSS4G2009 there will be a new GISVM version out of the existing scripts! 
> Because there are many things to improve...
>
> In the mean time I will download  2.0.3 version, and hope to have deep  look on it this weekend.
> And you can count on my comments and suggestions if I find anything to wrong.
>
> Cheers,
> Ricardo Pinho
> http://gisvm.com
>
>
> ----- Mensagem original ----
> De: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com>
> Para: tech at wildintellect.com
> Cc: "live-demo at lists.osgeo.org" <live-demo at lists.osgeo.org>
> Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 1 de Outubro de 2009 23:06:34
> Assunto: Re: [Live-demo] Version numbers
>
> Alex, minor suggestions re naming convention, (I've been following what I believe to be close to ubuntu conventions)
>
> * Only use lower case.
> Use:
> arramagong-livedvd-2.0.3 (note no "Final" in the name)
> In retrospect, I suspect we should have:
> arramagong-2.0.3-livedvd.iso rather than arramagong-livedvd-2.0.3.iso
>
> Richardo,
> For the virtual machine, we have been adding "gisvm" into the tag.
> Ie: arramagong-gisvm-2.0.3
> Do you want gisvm to be specifically associated like the above, or do you want to create a separate gisvm which is different from arramagong?
> Eg: We could have:
> arramgong-vm-2.0.3
> and
> gisvm-2.0.3.1 or similar.
>
> What are your thoughts.
>
> Alex Mandel wrote:
>   
>> For those who have access to the download server edit the index.html,
>> please keep in mind that file is in svn, so it's best if you make
>> changes on your machine, commit them and then svn up on the osgeo
>> server. Otherwise edits may be lost, clobbered or otherwised mixed up.
>>
>> FYI, 2.0.3-Final links are now active.
>> No torrent till we resolve best approach. VM's sometime over the weekend.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
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>
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