[Live-demo] [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeoLive 7.0 status: alpha1

[Angelos Tzotsos]

On 05/13/2013 03:31 AM, Alex Mandel wrote:
> On 05/12/2013 02:37 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> On 12/05/2013 11:33 PM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>> On 05/12/2013 02:31 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>> On 12/05/13 06:12, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> After the last round of e-mails about the base OS for OSGeoLive 7.0,
>>>>> this is the first alpha based on Xubuntu LTS 12.04.2:
>>>>> http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/7.0/
>>>>> http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/gisvm/7.0alpha1/
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it is a good time for projects to start updating their
>>>>> installers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Angelos
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Angelos,
>>>> Thanks for keeping your eye on our osgeo live schedule, and starting
>>>> the release process.
>>>> For our own records, I suggest that we copy these types of emails
>>>> into a press releases:
>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Press_Releases
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hi Cameron,
>>>
>>> This was not intended to be a press release, just a first alpha
>>> release. We have done lots of those without writing to the wiki.
>>> I suggest we make a proper press release as per
>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Press_Release_27 to kick off.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>> Angelos
>>>
>>
>> Angelos, I agree. Here is a draft press release for review. Lets give
>> people 24 hours to tweak, then we can send it out.
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Press_Release_40
>>
>
> Angelos are you up for trying a build based on the 64+mac iso? Just 
> gave out another 25 flash drives, and at least 3 people asked about 
> Mac. If we're going to stick to 12.04.x I think this might be a good 
> build to make 32 and 64 builds. Something like DVDs and VM are 32 bit, 
> mini (ie intended for flash drives) and VM are 64bit (4 total).
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
> PS ~ 2-3 weeks I'll have networking straightened out on my cluster and 
> can probably start making new VMs.
>
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Hi Alex and thanks for starting up the 64bit discussion, we have to make 
a new plan, I agree.
I would prefer for us to start building a new mini upon 64bit base and 
offer to the final users both 32 and 64 bit builds.
We should probably only offer VM in 32 bit since under virtualization it 
would not make sense to have 2 versions.
As for the DVD, as long as it is a product based on mini, without extra 
build cost, I am ok with offering both architectures, since this would 
be a last step after mini gets released.

The only problem I see is our testing capacity :(

Cheers,
Angelos

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Angelos Tzotsos
Remote Sensing Laboratory
National Technical University of Athens
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos