[Live-demo] Re: 10 days till feature freeze

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com
Fri Jan 29 22:31:23 PST 2010


Juan,
Alex was going to look into how we manage the LiveDVD icons, and whether 
we use a pull down list, or keep the current icons.

Feel free to suggest a way forward. One way would be to set up a folder 
icon on the desktop called "Beta Software" and then put your application 
in that folder. What do you think?


Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio wrote:
> Hello,
> Have you decided the name and location of the folder where I should place the start icon? With my current .deb installer, the app is available under 'Programs - Education'. I think I can modify the .deb file so that the icon ends up in a folder of your choice. What should that be?
>
> Maybe this is not important anyway... Are you planning to change the position of the icon after installation and before you create the DVD?
>
> Regards,
> Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio
> http://gvsigmobileonopenmoko.wordpress.com
>
>
> --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com>
>> Subject: Re: 10 days till feature freeze
>> To: "Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio" <juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7:15 PM
>> Great.
>> In case you missed it, the Live DVD is based on version
>> 9.10 (not 9.04) of Xubuntu.
>> I suggest testing on 9.10 as well.
>>
>> Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio wrote:
>>     
>>> Cameron,
>>>
>>> Thanks. Yes I have .deb installers available for
>>>       
>> download (tested on Ubuntu 8.04 and 9.04). I only need to
>> improve some minor details and prepare some doc. I think
>> it'll be uploaded by the end of this week.
>>     
>>> Regards,
>>> Juan Lucas
>>> http://gvsigmobileonopenmoko.wordpress.com
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 1/27/10, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com>
>>>       
>> wrote:
>>     
>>>    
>>>       
>>>> From: Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: 10 days till feature freeze (was: RE:
>>>>         
>> Three weeks till Geospatial Live DVD 3.0 feature freeze)
>>     
>>>> To: "Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio" <juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com>
>>>> Cc: "hamish_b at yahoo.com"
>>>>         
>> <hamish_b at yahoo.com>
>>     
>>>> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 6:39 PM
>>>> Ah,
>>>> I see that you are still interested. (Didn't read
>>>>         
>> all my
>>     
>>>> email yet).
>>>>
>>>> Juan,
>>>> I've added your user id to osgeo so you should be
>>>>         
>> able to
>>     
>>>> commit to svn now.
>>>>
>>>> Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio wrote:
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you still interested in adding 'Unofficial
>>>>>           
>> gvSIG
>>     
>>>>>        
>>>>>           
>>>> Mobile for Linux' to the DVD?
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>> I understand that I need commit permissions to
>>>>>           
>> upload
>>     
>>>>>        
>>>>>           
>>>> the install script, description, etc. My OSGeo ID
>>>>         
>> is
>>     
>>>> jldominguez.
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Juan Lucas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Juan Lucas Domínguez
>>>>>           
>> Rubio
>>     
>>>>>        
>>>>>           
>>>> <juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>>>           
>>>>>> From: Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio <juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com>
>>>>>> Subject: RE: Three weeks till Geospatial
>>>>>>             
>> Live DVD
>>     
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>             
>>>> 3.0 feature freeze
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>> To: "Cameron Shorter" <Cameron.Shorter at lisasoft.com>
>>>>>> Cc: hamish_b at yahoo.com
>>>>>> Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 3:44 AM
>>>>>> Cameron,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A R&D section would be great, thanks.
>>>>>> In case you need it, my OSGeo ID is
>>>>>>             
>> jldominguez
>>     
>>>>>> If an application has a working .deb
>>>>>>             
>> installer, I
>>     
>>>>>> understand the install script consists in
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>             
>>>> downloading the
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>> installer and running it, is that correct?
>>>>>>             
>> The
>>     
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>             
>>>> .deb
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>> installers I have learnt to create are
>>>>>>             
>> aware of
>>     
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>             
>>>> the
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>> dependencies of course. In this case,
>>>>>>             
>> those would
>>     
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>             
>>>> be: JRE
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> = 1.4 and Gpsd.
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Juan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- On Wed, 1/20/10, Cameron Shorter
>>>>>>             
>> <Cameron.Shorter at lisasoft.com>
>>     
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> From: Cameron Shorter <Cameron.Shorter at lisasoft.com>
>>>>>>> Subject: RE: Three weeks till
>>>>>>>               
>> Geospatial Live
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> DVD 3.0
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> feature freeze
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> To: "Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio"
>>>>>>>               
>> <juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com>
>>     
>>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010,
>>>>>>>               
>> 1:28 PM
>>     
>>>>>>> Juan,
>>>>>>> I don't think I responded to you on
>>>>>>>               
>> this
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> thread. (I'm
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> on
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> holidays and have fallen behind on my
>>>>>>>               
>> email.)
>>     
>>>>>>> Yes, we would like to package up gvSIG
>>>>>>>               
>> Mobile
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> for
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> Linux. If
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> it is not appropriate to put in the
>>>>>>>               
>> stable
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> section of
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> DVD, it would be good to put under an
>>>>>>>               
>> R&D
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> section
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> which
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> I plan to create soon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>> ________________________________________
>>     
>>>>>>> From: Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio [juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com]
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 11:43
>>>>>>>               
>> PM
>>     
>>>>>>> To: jsanz at prodevelop.es
>>>>>>> Cc: Cameron Shorter; tech_dev at wildintellect.com;
>>>>>>> hamish_b at yahoo.com;
>>>>>>> live-demo at lists.osgeo.org;
>>>>>>> jcarrasco at prodevelop.es;
>>>>>>> jvhigon at gvsig.org;
>>>>>>> mmontesinos at prodevelop.es
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Three weeks till
>>>>>>>               
>> Geospatial Live
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> DVD 3.0
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>> feature freeze
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello all:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jorge: thanks for talking about the
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> 'Unofficial gvSIG
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>> Mobile for Linux'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 'Arramagong VM' seems to include only
>>>>>>>               
>> very
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> well-known
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>> projects with lots of users, so I
>>>>>>>               
>> don't think
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> the icon
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> for
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> my experimental unofficial version of
>>>>>>>               
>> gvSIG
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> Mobile
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> should be
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> found by the PostGIS icon. Just to
>>>>>>>               
>> make it
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> clear:
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> project is not funded by Prodevelop or
>>>>>>>               
>> by the
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> Regional
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> Gov
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> of Valencia, it's just my midnight
>>>>>>>               
>> hobby,
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> which
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> hopefully
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> will make people believe that I
>>>>>>>               
>> deserve a
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> GIS-related
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> job if
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> one day I stop working for
>>>>>>>               
>> Prodevelop.
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> Besides, the
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> current
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> version (0.1.5) allows the user to
>>>>>>>               
>> download
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> the Yahoo
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>> Satellite and the Windows Bing tiles
>>>>>>>               
>> without
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> using
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> their web
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> APIs and without any sort of
>>>>>>>               
>> aknowledgement.
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> I'm about
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> publish the 0.1.6 version where I
>>>>>>>               
>> might remove
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> those
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> layers,
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> though.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If the next version of that DVD
>>>>>>>               
>> includes a
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> folder
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> called
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> 'Geospatial R&D projects' and the
>>>>>>>               
>> OSGeo
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> people is
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>> interested in adding 'Unofficial gvSIG
>>>>>>>               
>> Mobile
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> for
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>> Linux
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>>> handhelds' to that folder, please
>>>>>>>               
>> contact me
>>     
>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>               
>>    
>>     
>>>> at juan_lucas_dr at yahoo.com
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Juan Lucas Domínguez Rubio
>>>>>>> http://gvsigmobileonopenmoko.wordpress.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Previous messages:
>>>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/2010-January/001099.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>               
>>         
>>     
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>             
>>   
>>     
>>>>>            
>>>>>           
>>      
>>     
>>>> -- Cameron Shorter
>>>> Geospatial Systems Architect
>>>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>>>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>>>
>>>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
>>>> Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards
>>>>         
>> and Open
>>     
>>>> Source
>>>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>>          
>>>       
>> -- Cameron Shorter
>> Geospatial Solutions Manager
>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>
>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
>> Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open
>> Source
>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>
>>
>>     
>
>
>       
>   


-- 
Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Systems Architect
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

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