[Ubuntu] UbuntuGIS - Google Summer of Code

[Alan Boudreault]

Hi all,

As some of you may already know, we got a OSGeo Google Summer of Code 
slot for UbuntuGIS. I'd like to introduce Jérome Vileneuve Larouche (a 
student at The University of Québec at Chicoutimi) You may already have 
seen his name on the list since he was working part time with Mapgears 
during the last year. As the mentor of the project, I'm going to work 
with Jérome to update and improve UbuntuGIS.

The main goals of the project is to:

- Train the student to be comfortable with debian/ubuntu packaging.
- Provide the UbuntuGIS-Stable Upgrade (biannual upgrade)
- Provide packages for Ubuntu Raring.
- Update UbuntuGIS unstable packages with all latest softwares 
(Collaborate and contribute to DebianGIS)
- Collaborate with the user on the mailing list to be aware of the known 
issues and  provide new package and/or fixes
- Provide upstream patches to various osgeo projects.
- Create a new repository for debian stable (7.0) with all current 
up-to-date packages
- Create more documentation for users and new contributors. (Howtos, 
tutorial)
- Collaborate with the OSGeo LiveDVD project (more packaging for their 
setup?)

We would be happy to hear comments/suggestions from the community to 
improve UbuntGIS.

Best Regards,
Alan

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Alan Boudreault
http://www.mapgears.com/