[Live-demo] Re: can we update adhoc doc generation every hour?

[Cameron Shorter]

Paul,
As already mentioned by Alex and Hamish, we will certainly include the 
MapWindow Project Overview and Quickstart, and I'm going to argue very 
strongly that these docs should be accessible from our main contents 
page, which you can now see here:
http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/overview/overview.html
(Note MapWindow is currently listed under Desktop clients, although I'm 
open to putting somewhere else on the page).

I'm very hopeful that we will find sufficient space to include all of 
MapWindow's 51.6 MB installer, as I feel that we should only be 
including documentation for applications that are actually included on 
OSGeo-Live, and that have been tested by the community. If we just 
become a freshmeat type of website, listing all geospatial applications 
which register with us, then we will loose our mark of quality.

Paul,
Lets wait until Alex or Angelos creates a full build and works out how 
much space we have before you make decisions about reducing installer 
size. We should know this within a couple of weeks.

On 18/01/12 21:10, Paul Meems wrote:
> Hamish,
>
> The installer is 51.6 MB (sorry ;))
> I can make it a bit smaller by removing some sample data.
> Another option is to not include the installer but provide a download 
> link.
> Of course the quick start and overview should stay on the DVD.
>
> Because it is a Windows-only installer, people that want to try it out 
> are already a bit different (from the OSGeo-Linux point of view), 
> making them download the installer wouldn't harm them.
> That would solve the issue with the disk space and makes sure the user 
> is downloading the latest stable version of our installer.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> Paul
>
> *Paul Meems *
> Release manager, configuration manager
> and forum moderator of MapWindow GIS.
> www.mapwindow.org <http://www.mapwindow.org/>
>
> Owner of MapWindow.nl - Support for
> Dutch speaking users.
> www.mapwindow.nl <http://www.mapwindow.nl/>
>
> *
> *
>
>
>
>
> 2012/1/18 Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com <mailto:hamish_b at yahoo.com>>
>
>     Alex wrote:
>     > There shouldn't be any problem including it in the Windows installer
>     > directory (Did you mention how big the installer is?). I think
>     the point
>     > that Hamish is making is that it might be confusing to users as
>     it will
>     > be the only application listed that isn't ready to run, and
>     won't be on
>     > the mini iso or virtual machine. So we'll just need to add an
>     asterisk
>     > and a note on the quickstart that makes that clear.
>     >
>     > Box : This application is for Windows only and requires
>     installation.
>     > Installation files are included on the full ISO version of
>     OSGeo-Live or
>     > may be downloaded from ...link....
>
>
>     Right; I don't mean for a moment to kick the quickstart and the
>     overview
>     from the disc! (sorry if it came out that way), just that the docs
>     should
>     go in a separate section, maybe still on the table of contents
>     page, but
>     below a horizontal rule of something.
>
>     We have a couple other deactivated because of lack-of-space projects
>     with existing overviews and quickstarts that could join it there so it
>     won't be all by itself in the wilderness:
>      MapGuide, MB-System, and Octave's spatial toolbox. (others?)
>
>
>     Alex:
>     > (Did you mention how big the installer is?).
>
>     please say less than 50mb.. :-S
>
>
>     Hamish
>
>
>
>
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