Live GIS Disc Press Release 77

=What's in the OSGeo-Live 11.0 reboot?=

29 May 2017

In line with the OSGeo-Live reboot [1] we have identified the following actions:

We will only support a 64 bit distribution, (32 bit will be built but not tested or officially supported).

We will no longer provide:
 * Windows installers,
 * Write ups for OGC Standards,
 * Write ups for libraries without a user interface (on a case-by-case basis)

Stray projects: We haven't got a point of contact for these projects. If you know something about this project, and can help review docs, then please consider adopting the project. Without a volunteer, we will need to consider retiring them from OSGeo-Live. Work commitment is low, kudos and karma very high :)
 * openlayers
 * osgearth
 * gmt
 * iris
 * jupyter
 * JOSM ( OpenStreetMap editor )
 * proj4
 * mb-system
 * zygrib

Projects recommended to be retired from OSGeo-Live:
 * geokettle
 * geomajas
 * javaworldwind
 * kosmo
 * mapnik
 * pywps (quickstart broken)
 * sahana
 * tinyows
 * ushahidi
 * viking

Remaining projects:
 * Most projects have at least minor tweaks required for the docs, some have outright errors.
 * We are asking each project to, check their project overview, run the application on an OSGeo-Live VM (10.5 or a recent nightly build), run every step of the quickstart, update if required, and tell us when done.
 * Once verified, we will add the project back into the OSGeo-Live 11.0 builds.
 * We will call on all projects to test their projects and quickstarts again in an OSGeo-Live 11.0 beta.

For specific project comments, see the OSGeo-Live status spreadsheet, column T "11.0 Comment", and column U "10.5 Doc Review".

[1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Press_Release_75

[2] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q5BaEgQtgw4O1bXyeWMlM8XtAOhUgcjZ7Y2O0FZc2H0/edit?hl=en_GB#gid=2014800150

Key Milestones

 * 5-Jun-2017	OSGeo-Live Feature Freeze (final application versions installed)
 * 19-Jun-2017	OSGeo-Live delivered to UAT (final application versions installed - Beta stage)
 * 24-Jul-2017	OSGeo-Live Final ISO
 * 14-Aug-2017 FOSS4G 2017 Boston

[http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&hl=en_GB ... full schedule]

About OSGeo-Live
OSGeo-Live (http://live.osgeo.org) is a Lubuntu based distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available via a Live DVD, Virtual Machine and USB. You can use OSGeo-Live to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.