Live GIS Disc Press Release 37

=OSGeo-Live Quickstart 48 hour Hackathon=

25 January 2013

We are organising an "OSGeo-Live Quickstart 48 hour hackathon", aimed squarely at bringing OSGeo-Live documentation quality up one notch, by putting the Quickstarts through the same comprehensive testing and review that we have provided for our Project Overviews. (Credit to Javi and the OSGeo-Live Spanish community for suggesting the initiative).

The Hackathon will kick off with a one hour IRC meeting with everyone, followed by a 48 hour round the clock hangout, with people dropping in where appropriate for their timezone and work/family schedules.

Pre Hackfest:
 * Download our current stable OSGeo-Live release from: http://osprey.ucdavis.edu/downloads/osgeo/gisvm/latest/

Kickoff:
 * Log onto: irc://irc.freenode.net#osgeolive
 * Time: Thursday, 31 January 2013 at 19:30:00
 * New York, USA: 2:30PM EST, Th 31 Jan
 * San Francisco USA: 11:30AM PST, Th 31 Jan
 * Sydney Australia: 6:30AM Fr 1 Feb
 * Rome Italy: 8:30:00PM CET, Th 31 Jan
 * Spain: 8:30:00PM CET, Th 31 Jan

Review process:
 * http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Quickstart_Review_Checklist

Please let me know if you would like to join us, and I'll make sure to look out for you. Depending on numbers, we might also set up a Google Hangout.