[Qgis-psc] QGIS for Mac OS packaging and infrastructure

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

> On 21 Feb 2019, at 19:31, Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org <mailto:andreas at qgis.org>> wrote:
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> 1- To handover the project as it is, which will have issues 2 and 3 from the list below.
> 2- To finish the work: requires extra funding from QGIS.org <http://qgis.org/> - see below
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> This would be my favorite of the three options.
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> 3- Abandon the work
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> Would be sad and a waste of resources.

Agreed - this is a nice step forward for the project, lets not chuck it away :-(

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> Our questions, which I leave with the PSC to discuss and come up with a simple Yes or No answer:
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> 1- Are you happy to cover the annual cost of macOS packaging: server cost + certificate. Our estimate is 700 $ / year. My preference is having QGIS certificate. But OSGeo will be fine.
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> Yes - we have the funds and should be able to cover that.
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> 2- Will you fund the extra work to support older macOSes (10.11 and 10.12)?
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> This one I am hesitating - because Peter also said it is hard to estimate how much work it will be.

I would propose to suggest users of 10.11 and 10.12 use William’s packages (if they work with those versions) and rather be forward looking, focussing on current and future macOS releases. I think people generally keep their macOS current - upgrades are free and mostly hassle free so there is little incentive not to. 


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> 3- Will you fund the extra work to clean up the code, transfer the infrastructure and maintain the code until Jan 2020.)
> (2 and 3 were in our plan but  we omitted those two items because our crowdfunding did not match the target. Our estimate for 2 and 3 is 4000 euro)
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> I am in favour of funding item 3. Item 2 only if it isn't a bottomless pit.
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> 4- Are you willing to publish the packages on qgis.org <http://qgis.org/>?
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> yes - sure

Yes it will improve the user experience in selecting a package as we have already discussed off-list.

Regards

Tim



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Tim Sutton
tim at qgis.org <mailto:tim at qgis.org>




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