[OpenGeoscience] EGU 2016 Short Courses Preparation

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Micha: why 16GB USB drives? OSGeol live VM fits in 4 GB...

Maxi

2016-01-26 8:07 GMT+01:00 Massimiliano Cannata <
massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch>:

> Dear all
> As you can see from the boad mailing list the motion
> "Support the EGU Townhall Session: OSGeo with 2'200 USD"
> has been approved.
>
> I believe you should have included usb in this amount. Maybe you could buy
> some usb, install osgeolive and make them available for the course. Do you
> have estimates of costs? They could be included in the 2200 usd?
>
> Let me know.
>
> Maxi
> Il 25/Gen/2016 22:00, Peter Löwe <peter.loewe at gmx.de> ha scritto:
>
>>
>> Hi Micha, all,
>>
>> >Have a look at the table here:
>> >
>> >
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee#Ideas_collected_for_the_introductionary_short_course_at_EGU_2016
>>
>> If the table could be extended for all software projects within OSGeo
>> Live, we could do a shout-out both within ESSI and OSGEO/GEO4ALL to get
>> more people involved to showcase how the individual tools are put into
>> action.
>>
>> >Can I add you as a presenter for GRASS, then?
>> Yes.
>>
>> >>What will be needed to get the VM & USB drives off the ground ? Is a
>> custom-made VM needed ? Funding for USB drives (= give-aways) could be
>> requested by the OSGeo board, if necessary.
>> >I don't think we need a custom VM. I would like to have USB drives to
>> hand out with the Installation of VirtualBox, >and a VM ready to use. THis
>> way launching into the actual short course would be relatively quick.
>> >I have been told that Jorge Sanz knows a European based company that
>> does a good job of burning USB drives. But I >haven't contacted him yet.
>> The funding is still the blocker.
>>
>> FWIW, a request for funding for the USB drives can be requested from the
>> OSGeo Board list. The decision by the Board will be publicly made via the
>> list. FWIW, here are the details for the proposal for Townhall funding for
>> the Board:
>>
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/EGU_Townhall_2016#Relevance_for_OSGeo
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/EGU_Townhall_2016#Budget
>>
>> Maybe Maxi (cc) can provide more detailed advice on the process and the
>> criteria for funding.
>>
>> One lesson learned from FOSS4G 2015 (Portland) is that the company
>> responsible for the production of the OSGEo Live USB drives should be
>> closely monitored for delivering a working product: "Bricked" OSGeo VM USB
>> sticks could turn into a critical single point of failure for the EGU short
>> courses.
>>
>> Best,
>> Peter
>>
>


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