[Ubuntu] UbuntuGIS - Google Summer of Code

[Cameron Shorter]

Jerome,
I'd like to invite you to join our OSGeo-Live weekly meetings, next 
meeting starting in 10 hours...

On 5/06/2013 9:35 PM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Just to confirm the next meeting:
>
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2013&month=6&day=6&hour=20&min=30&sec=0&p1=26&p2=240&p3=137&p4=264&p5=179&iv=1800 



On 6/06/2013 2:48 AM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi Alan and welcome Jerome!
>
> Exciting news.
> I am forwarding this e-mail to the OSGeoLive list.
>
> Cheers,
> Angelos
>
>
> On 06/05/2013 07:22 PM, Alan Boudreault wrote:
>> 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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