[Live-demo] Hot Swapping Datasets

[Cameron Shorter]

Bob,
I'm very wary of anything to do with hot-swapping datasets.

One of the main pillar stones of OSGeo-Live is quality, which is 
achieved by systematic testing, re-testing, then testing again, year 
after year. We now have years and years of testing of applications 
behind us.

Hot swapping a base dataset invalidates the testing for all applications 
which use that dataset, and consequently is highly likely to introduce 
errors - something we are strong wishing to avoid.

Yes, I agree that it is really nice to make use of a local dataset, and 
someone may wish to do so for one specific example for one specific 
application, which you test yourself. But I strongly urge you not to 
change a dataset for all applications as you either compromise the 
quality of OSGeo-Live, or you are up for many man months worth of 
testing and issue resolution.

On 15/10/2011 1:14 AM, Bob Basques wrote:
>
> All,
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> Related to this thread (I think) . . . .
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> in a future version of the Live DVD, could the installation of apps be 
> setup in a way that allows for swapping out the sample data sets 
> installed across all apps via a single variable or folder storage 
> location in some way.  Being able to change the projection would be 
> the next most obvious improvement to something like this as well.
>
>
> You still want to have sample data, but being able to swap this out 
> for localized data for training aspects would be a pretty slick option 
> to provide.
>
>
> Does it make any sense to try and hard applications together based on 
> data, or are the intended app uses to far ranging and require certain 
> types of particular data ?
>
>
> Just a thought.
>
>
> bobb
>
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