[Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo] #792: misc notes from carl - RC6

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#792: misc notes from carl - RC6
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 Reporter:  darkblueb    |       Owner:  live-demo@…              
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:                           
Component:  LiveDVD      |    Keywords:  5.0                      
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Changes (by hamish):

  * keywords:  => 5.0


Comment:

 It is good to get this feedback; I'll see what I can comment on...

 > * arrange desktop icons differently

 see #626. failing that, try to convince Alex it's a good idea, but I
 suspect it
 would only stay put on the VM, perhaps not on the ISO(??).

 > * help ison on the desktop should be renamed
 >   bigger, rename to "Start Here", etc

 longer worded version is in the Geospatial menu, it was kept short on the
 desktop as xfwm has a bad habit of shorten... names after they get more
 than half a dozen letters long. The icon was kept as a road sign on
 purpose :)


 > * existance of games on the disk
 >   lots of games, waste of space ?

 not everything is bloatware, the 20 or so sgt-puzzles: 2.5mb installed.
  (too bad the ubuntu package shipped with broken help page launcher, man
 pages work)

 put on there in solidarity with conference goers stuck in airports or in
 boring
 talks/meetings.

 > * what is in /home/user ?
 >   is this arranged well ?

 I'd like to clean up the data/ dir, the home dir itself is a bit of a free
 for all.


 > * no root password inthe password file

 no root password in ubuntu. explained in the welcome message text.

 > * xfce4 Desktop closed unuexpectedly
 >   on two different days

 anyone else see that? probably running out of 512mb RAM, and the X server
 getting
 killed by the kernel.

 > * GeoMajas in the quickstart says
 >   apt-get install maven2..
 >   this is contrary to the "ready to run" cd setup

 see #755.  Sure, if we had more space...

 > * Windows and Apple installer links at the bottom of the Help page
 >   dont go anywhere  .. (tested on mini-iso)

 mini doesn't include the installers. dead links are not nice, but fwiw
 explained in the welcome message text.

 > * QGis Quickstart
 >   go to a menu called Desktop, which is wrong
 >   the new name is Geospatial

 I believe the author was referring to the actual desktop folder, but a
 valid point.


 Hamish

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