[Live-demo] R Studio on OSGeo Live

Siki Zoltan siki at agt.bme.hu
Sun Aug 23 00:09:39 PDT 2015


Dear Cameron,

I didn't notice so far the http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_History 
page. I've extended the events, FOSS4G Hungary in 2014.

Regards,
Zoltan

On Sun, 23 Aug 2015, Cameron Shorter wrote:

> Hi Robin,
> Great to hear of your interest in the use of OSGeo-Live. I'd encourage you to 
> add an entry about it here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_History
>
> Regarding including RStudio, from your description, it sounds like it would 
> be a good addition. We are too late to include it in the next 9.0 release, 
> however it could potentially be included in 9.5.
>
> The process for adding a new project is described here:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#How_to_add_a_project_to_OSGeoLive
>
> Further to that description, I'd be interested to hear advise on whether 
> RStudio should be included as a separate application to R, or whether the R 
> Project Overview and Quickstart should be extended to also cover RStudio.
>
> Warm regards, Cameron
>
> On 23/08/2015 6:47 am, Robin Lovelace wrote:
>> I want to use OSGeo Live for teaching at Leeds University, so have a vested 
>> interest in it being good!
>> 
>> One question: I tried to send an email to the OSGeo-live email group 
>> requesting RStudio as a program but it seems to have disappeared. Any ideas 
>> what happened to that email? Should I raise this issue again?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Robin
>> 
>> ...
>> 
>> 
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: 	Feature suggestion: RStudio
>> Date: 	Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:43:14 +0100
>> From: 	Robin Lovelace <rob00x at gmail.com>
>> To: 	live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dear list members,
>> 
>> I'd like to suggest the inclusion of RStudio in OSGeo Live:
>> https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
>> 
>> I've just tested 9.0 Beta and it works! (screenshot attached).
>> 
>> There are things we can do to make it more user friendly, crucial for
>> its uptake as a teaching resource.
>> 
>> One of those things is the addition of RStudio which makes life soooo
>> much easier for people using R.
>> (I have more more ideas but will keep them to myself for now - RStudio
>> would be the priority.)
>> 
>> Any comments? Happy to try adding it via GH if people with experience
>> point me in the right direction.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Robin
>> 
>
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