[postgis-users] Re: Cancelled Jeff Waugh Talk - GIS in Ubuntu

[alex bodnaru]

john,

if you need specific help with packaging, please ask.

alex

John Taber wrote:
> Martin,
> It will be great to have PostGis in Universe.  I've copied the PostGis
> list on this, maybe the key packagers can communicate with you directly.
> Alex Bodnaru <alexbodn at 012.net.il>  - is debian packager for PostGis
> Blair Zajac <blair at orcaware.com> - has made Breezy packages for both
> Postgresql 8.1 and PostGis
> John
> 
> Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> 
>> John Taber wrote:
>>
>>> I was hoping to ask him about getting PostGIS support into Universe
>>> (it's now getting into Debian Unstable).  GIS is becoming a standard
>>> in all NA cities for planning, engineering, and used throughout the
>>> healthcare and emergency response areas.  Yet for the most part GIS
>>> has been a windows only domain.  The advent of QGIS now in Universe is
>>> a huge step forward.  PostGIS allows GIS data to be converted to
>>> PostgreSQL and thus used on Linux.  Really hope PostGIS can get
>>> supported in Ubuntu.  There's an active discussion list for PostGIS at
>>> postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
>>
>>
>> It should be no problem to get PostGIS into Universe. Do you have
>> someone who maintains packages for it? The PostGRES rock star in Ubuntu
>> is Martin Pitt, so he may have comments.
>>
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