[Live-demo] notes, comments

[Cameron Shorter]

Gaby,
This is good feedback, especially about the usability and arrangement of 
the documentation.

It would be great to see it rolled into future releases. (it is too late 
for the 2.0.4 live dvd to be handed out at the foss4g conference) but 
could be include in a 2.1 Virtual Machine version which I think will 
become the defacto use in the near future.

I suggest you start by copying your suggestions into the issue tracker:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Issue_Tracker

Then work on updating the build scripts accordingly.

For the adjustments to the project documentation, we should adjust the 
guidelines for projects at:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GISVM_Build#Writing_docs
The follow up by contacting project leaders and encouraging them to 
update their docs.

Gaby Van Wyk wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Just installed the live DVD on a Sun Virtual Box from ISO. Everything went smoothly, even the install of the VirtualBox utilities for screen resolution, etc. In general performance seems good and it seems quite workable.
>
> I tested all applications, everything seemed OK on the surface. Apart from similar issues as others have already mentioned, I also have the following comments:
> - GeoKettle - username (user) / password (user) does not work. Starting it with 'No Repossitory' works but this is confusing...
> - I did NOT have the same font issues reported by others (Assume that is Mac only)
>
> Overall comments
> 1. It is a pity that we do not have all of the demonstration data in one central place. It would be nice to compare tools using the same data.
> 2. I feel that for the average person in our target audience the experience will be a little bewildering. We offer a range of icons with no structure to lead the users. I would like to suggest the following (will help set it up if the idea is acceptable and if I have enough time):
> 2.1. Rename the 'Help' icon to ReadmeFirst. Add an explanation of the structure below at the top of the file.
> 2.2. Create three folders on the desktop:
> 	-Desktop GIS
> 	-Web GIS
> 	-Statistics
> 2.3. Move the icons from the desktop to relevant folders, place a readme file in each folder that explains how to get started with each respective application in that section. (We need to provide more than just a write-up of each application - we nee to give them a short step by step just to load and view one or two data layers.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards,
> Gaby Van Wyk
> Solutions Architect
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