Live GIS Disc Press Release 44

=Starting build cycle for OSGeo-Live 8.5=

10 November 2014

We are starting the build cycle for version 8.5 of the OSGeo-Live DVD/USB/VM which will be released in March 2013, ready for several special events, including FOSS4G-NA, FOSSGIS Germany, among others.

We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone wishing to extend or add translations, or anyone who has ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release.

Key Milestones

 * 1 Dec 2014 All new applications installed, most old applications updated
 * 23 Dec 2014 Feature Freeze (all apps updated)
 * 26 Jan 2015 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed and working)
 * 15 Feb 2015 Final ISO sent to printers

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

OSGeoLive 8.5 Alpha1 released
We have released the first alpha version of OSGeo-Live, which builds upon Lubuntu 14.04 release along with updated versions of applications from UbuntuGIS repository. Feel free to start testing your applications in the latest release. Download Alpha 1

About OSGeo-Live
OSGeo-live is an 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.