[Live-demo] Starting the build process for OSGeo-Live 9.5 - THREDDS?
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Sun Dec 13 04:22:49 PST 2015
Hi Sean,
Has joining OSGeo-Live been discussed with the THREDDS community in your
team meeting?
What were the outcome of conversations?
If you would like to join the next release, we should get things moving.
Warm regards, Cameron
On 3/12/2015 7:20 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> I'm sharing this conversation about including THREDDS on OSGeo-Live.
> I'd be interested to hear thoughts on Ethan's comments about Docker.
>
> Ethan,
> The next step in including THREDDS to OSGeo-Live is to officially
> apply, as per:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#How_to_add_a_project_to_OSGeoLive
> If you wish to join our next release then please send us an email in
> the next week officially asking to apply.
>
> Warm regards, Cameron
>
> On 3/12/2015 3:37 am, Sean Arms wrote:
>> Greetings Cameron,
>>
>> I do not mind at all if you share and move this over to the
>> OSGeo-Live list. We have team meetings every Thursday, so I will be
>> sure to bring this up tomorrow to get a feel for it. One question off
>> the top of my head is do you support using Docker to install
>> software? I know it's not mentioned in the wiki, but it makes
>> installation of the THREDDS Data Server pretty painless, and is what
>> we have moved to for running our training workshop.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Cameron Shorter
>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sean,
>> Thanks for getting back. Do you mind if I share our emails on the
>> public OSGeo-Live list Live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
>> <mailto:Live-demo at lists.osgeo.org>?
>>
>> Great to hear that THREDDS is going strong.
>>
>> My key question is whether THREDDS wishes to be included on
>> OSGeo-Live?
>> http://live.osgeo.org
>> It is an excellent outreach and marketing tool for Open Source
>> projects, which is handed out on USBs/DVDs at conferences, used
>> by educators in virtual machines in workshops and training
>> programs, and of course from our website.
>>
>> We are right now kicking off the process for our next release
>> (see bottom of this email thread). The process for on boarding
>> new projects is described here:
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#How_to_add_a_project_to_OSGeoLive
>>
>> If you and your team would like to join us (and I hope you do),
>> please start by emailing an application to our email list (as
>> explained in link above).
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Cameron Shorter (one of the OSGeo-Live coordinators)
>>
>>
>> On 1/12/2015 3:12 am, Sean Arms wrote:
>>> Greetings Cameron,
>>>
>>> Thank you for considering the addition of the THREDDS project in
>>> OSGeo-Live. First and most importantly, I want to assure you
>>> that the THREDDS project has not stalled and is indeed still
>>> active. Our latest release for both netCDF-Java and the THREDDS
>>> Data Server is version 4.6.3, and was released on 31 August 2015.
>>>
>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/netcdf-java-library-and-tds
>>>
>>> We are approaching our next release, and hope to have it out by
>>> the end of the year (v4.6.4). Note that most of our active
>>> development has been on v5.0, which includes a major rewrite and
>>> extension to the way gridded datasets are handled in general.
>>> This release will also included the latest version of ncWMS
>>> (a.k.a. edal-java). We hope to have a beta available sometime in
>>> December.
>>>
>>> While the original lead developer, John Caron, is no longer with
>>> Unidata, the THREDDS team is quite strong, and Unidata has
>>> doubled down on its commitment to the THREDDS stack - no worries
>>> of this project becoming abandonware.
>>>
>>> If you would like to get an idea of current participation in the
>>> project, including external contributors, please see our github
>>> project page (includes both netCDF-Java and the THREDDS Data
>>> Server):
>>>
>>> https://github.com/unidata/thredds
>>>
>>> If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to
>>> contact us!
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Ethan Davis <edavis at ucar.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Cameron,
>>>
>>> Sean Arms (CCed) is now leading the THREDDS team. I'll let
>>> him address your comments.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Ethan
>>>
>>> On Nov 28, 2015 1:18 PM, "Cameron Shorter"
>>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Ethan,
>>> Are you the right person to talk to about THREDDS?
>>> THREEDS [1] has previously been suggested as a candidate
>>> for inclusion on OSGeo-Live, but more recently I've
>>> heard rumours of a lack of activity from the THREEDS
>>> community.
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/thredds/current/tds/
>>>
>>> Warm regards, Cameron Shorter
>>>
>>> On 23/11/2015 6:18 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>
>>> We are starting the build cycle for version 9.5 of
>>> the OSGeo-Live [1] DVD/USB/VM which will be released
>>> in March 2016, ready for several special events,
>>> including FOSS4G-NA, FOSSGIS (Salzburg, Austria),
>>> among others.
>>>
>>> We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new
>>> projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone wishing to extend or
>>> add translations, or anyone who has ideas on how we
>>> should shape the upcoming release.
>>>
>>> Key Milestones
>>> 11 Jan 2016 All new applications installed, most old
>>> applications updated
>>> 01 Feb 2016 Feature Freeze (all apps updated)
>>> 15 Feb 2016 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed
>>> and working)
>>> 21 Mar 2016 Final ISO sent to printers
>>>
>>> About OSGeo-Live
>>> OSGeo-live is a Lubuntu based distribution of
>>> Geospatial Open Source Software, available via a
>>> Live DVD, Virtual Machine and USB. You can use
>>> OSGeo-Live to try a wide variety of open source
>>> geospatial software without installing anything.
>>>
>>> [1] http://live.osgeo.org
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cameron Shorter,
>>> Software and Data Solutions Manager
>>> LISAsoft
>>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
>>> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>>>
>>> P +61 2 9009 5000 <tel:%2B61%202%209009%205000>, W
>>> www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099
>>> <tel:%2B61%202%209009%205099>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter,
>> Software and Data Solutions Manager
>> LISAsoft
>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
>> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>>
>> P+61 2 9009 5000 <tel:%2B61%202%209009%205000>, Wwww.lisasoft.com <http://www.lisasoft.com>, F+61 2 9009 5099 <tel:%2B61%202%209009%205099>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Cameron Shorter,
> Software and Data Solutions Manager
> LISAsoft
> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>
> P +61 2 9009 5000, Wwww.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099
--
Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099
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