[postgis-users] GISVM - Free GIS Virtual Machine Pre-release

Ricardo Pinho rpinho_eng at yahoo.com.br
Wed Sep 3 02:44:36 PDT 2008


Dear Barend,

I understand what you mean and I will have that in mind for the next release
version of GISVM.
But I also hope that “Free OS GIS users” grab the GISVM opportunity to enter
in this new Virtualization "world".

Cheers,
Ricardo



Barend Kobben wrote:
> 
>> I am a true believer in Virtualization!!!
> That's very nice for you, but realistically speaking out of the potential
> user group for Free and Open Source GIS tools, a veeery small percentage
> is
> true believers, and a quite large percentage has no clue what
> virtualization
> is, and will not be willing or able to find out...
> 
> 
> -- 
> Barend Köbben
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> Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC)
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> 
> 
> 
> On 02-09-08 23:22, "Ricardo Pinho" <rpinho_eng at yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> pcreso wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is there any reason this can't be made available as an ISO for normal
>>> install as well as a VM image?
>>> 
>>> Brent Wood
>>> 
>> 
>> Hi Brent,
>> 
>> No, there is no particulary reason! Only it's name ;-)
>> It is possible to make a ISO version of GISVM...
>> 
>> But my guess is that you will probably benefit more if you use a Virtual
>> Machine.
>> It has so many more advantages!!!!
>> http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=JIApJMzGzDQ
>> 
>> I am a true believer in Virtualization!!!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ricardo
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