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* Facilitate the integration of quality, stable, GeoFOSS packages into Software Distributions. | * Facilitate the integration of quality, stable, GeoFOSS packages into Software Distributions. | ||
− | * Develop | + | * Develop [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc Live CDs]] for new users to trial GeoFOSS. |
* Develop baseline GeoFOSS to be used as a basis for workshops, tutorials and presentations. | * Develop baseline GeoFOSS to be used as a basis for workshops, tutorials and presentations. | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 15 September 2008
This page proposes to create and promote a group of interest for GeoFOSS packaging related issues.
Distribution development, quality assurance and maintenance are often not addressed by application developers, despite distributions being a very effective way for projects to woe wider audiences and hence sponsors.
The key goals of this project are:
- Facilitate the integration of quality, stable, GeoFOSS packages into Software Distributions.
- Develop [Live CDs] for new users to trial GeoFOSS.
- Develop baseline GeoFOSS to be used as a basis for workshops, tutorials and presentations.
To achieve these goals, we will:
- Define and simplify the process for incorporating GeoFOSS packages into software distribution.
- Open channels of communication between packagers and application developers.
- Providing tools to facilitate GeoFOSS packaging.
Windows distributions
OSGeo4W
OSGeo4W is a windows based stack of GeoFOSS which is based upon cygwin.
Goal: Ease of installation of the whole GeoFOSS stack in windows.
Status: Aug '08: Actively maintained by community, Works well
- Pros:
- Has already packaged many of the key GeoFOSS applications.
- Likely to release first major release at FOSS4G 2008, 29 Sep 2008.
- Has strong developer community.
- Con
- Needs installation
- Needs internet connection for installation
PortableGIS
PortableGIS is a collection of GeoFOSS applications that run from a USB stick.
Goal: Have the most important applications always with you.
Status: Actively maintained by one person, (Jo Cook)
- Pro
- No installation required, just run the applications
- Con
- Doesn't work right from CD at the moment
- Applications need clean-up (Eg. Java is bundled more than once)
- Only one maintainer
- Project development infrastructure not set up yet.
- Would benefit by alignment with similar projects.
- PortableGIS currently needs to be run from a writable medium (like and USB stick), it won't work on a read-only medium like a CD.
Linux
Unlike the Debian-GIS SIG, which already has mailing list / code repository infrastructure, the RPM-using community does not have such infrastructure and would benefit from hosting by OSGeo.
Live CD\DVD
See the Live GIS Disc
Debian Linux
Ubuntu Linux
GeoLivre Linux
Gentoo Linux
Mandriva Linux
- Mandriva (not really a team but all relevant RPMs there and maintained)
- Mandriva 2008 RPM (Osaka City University)
- Mandriva CD ISO Image -- maintained by Osaka City University FOSS4G Team
RPM-based distributions, such as Fedora Linux and SuSE Linux, do not have a dedicated GIS teams, but there are several parties maintaining independent RPM archives that could be persuaded to band their efforts together under the aegis of the foundation:
Fedora Linux
- Fedora Extra 6 (source RPMS and i386 binaries RPMS) contains a few GIS packages like GDAL, geos and proj
- Fedora 7 (source RPMs and i386 binaries RPMs) contains a few GIS packages like GDAL, geos, proj and mapserver
- Mapping Hacks Fedora RPMs -- maintained by SchuylerErle
- intevation.de Fedora RPMs
- PostGIS RPMs for Fedora from Refractions Research
- Mandriva and SuSe RPMs -- maintained by GDF Hannover