[Live-demo] Retire MapTiler?

[Stefan Steiniger]

>>
>> P.S.
>> The MapTiler is popular and used by thousands of people world wide, it
>> seems to be successful as a product in it's new version, but it failed
>> as an open-source project. It looks like it is easier for our users to
>> pay a few USD for the software, then to contribute with a source code
>> or help others on the forums.

that's a weird reason? ;) given the fact that the new MapTiler Cluster 
costs about 2700 USD. Maybe it was already perfect and that is why 
nobody contributes?

Well, the sourcecode hopefully stays at google.

stefan

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> On 25/07/2013 7:09 AM, Alex Mandel wrote:
>> I agree, if Hamish is willing to upkeep the project we should keep it.
>> My students found it to be the easiest tiling solution on the disk. I
>> don't see it really being all that different from the mbtiles output of
>> Tilemill in context/purpose.
>>
>> Were there other more specific reasons provided by the previous
>> maintainer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>> On 07/22/2013 06:11 PM, Stefan Steiniger wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I actually support Hamish - if he is willing to do the "little" effort,
>>> as he says. Because usefullness and matureness is important too. How big
>>> its user commmunity is? who knows...
>>>
>>> stefan
>>>
>>> Am 22.07.13 20:35, schrieb Cameron Shorter:
>>>> I'd like to hear thoughts on whether we should be retiring MapTiler.
>>>>
>>>> My thoughts are that we should be helping new users find established
>>>> Open Source projects, which typically are projects which have a strong
>>>> community behind them.
>>>> I note that MapTiler hasn't changed version number since OSGeo-Live
>>>> 3.0,
>>>> and is still reported as a beta status.
>>>>
>>>> I also note from the Ohloh metrics, there seems to be very little
>>>> development:
>>>> http://live.osgeo.org/en/metrics.html
>>>>
>>>> I suspect that users might be moving to another project instead? Eg:
>>>> GeoWebCache?
>>>>
>>>> On 23/07/2013 8:28 AM, OSGeo wrote:
>>>>> #1167: Retire MapTiler
>>>>> ----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Reporter:  camerons  |       Owner:  live-demo@…
>>>>>        Type:  task      |      Status:  new
>>>>>    Priority:  major     |   Milestone:  OSGeoLive7.0
>>>>> Component:  LiveDVD   |    Keywords:  maptiler
>>>>> ----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    As per request from Klokan Petr Pridal, the MapTiler point of
>>>>> contact, we
>>>>>    should retire MapTiler.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Of note, MapTiler has remained at version 1.0beta2 for a few
>>>>> years now
>>>>>    (since OSGeo-Live 3.0), which suggests a diminishing open source
>>>>> community
>>>>>    behind the project.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Todo:
>>>>>    * Update maptiler Project Overview and Quickstart to retired
>>>>> status in
>>>>>    main docs.
>>>>>
>>>>>    * comment out install_maptiler.sh from main.sh installers
>>>>>
>>>>>    * comment out maptiler from metrics.rst docs
>>>> On 23/07/2013 9:03 AM, OSGeo wrote:
>>>>> #1167: Retire MapTiler
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Comment(by hamish):
>>>>>
>>>>>    I find the MapTiler program to be still useful and relevant, and
>>>>> would by
>>>>>    willing to maintain it on the live dvd on an ongoing basis. (it's
>>>>> tiny and
>>>>>    zero maintenance anyway so I don't mind much)
>>>>>
>>>>>    Since it just works, it doesn't matter that there hasn't been a new
>>>>>    version in ages.
>>>>>    It just means it is mature; the GDAL backend it uses regularly
>>>>> updated so
>>>>>    it "gets updates" that way.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    regards,
>>>>>    Hamish
>>>>>
>>>>
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