Live GIS Disc Press Release 40

=Starting build cycle for OSGeo-Live 7.0=

13 May 2013

We are starting the build cycle for the 7.0 OSGeo-Live DVD/USB/VM which will be released in September 2013, ready for the global FOSS4G conference in Nottingham, UK. We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects to the live DVD, anyone wishing to extend or add extra translations, or anyone who has ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release.

Also, could all projects please reply to us with which stable version of their software should be included in this release.

Key Milestones

 * 17 Jun 2013 All new applications installed, most old applications updated
 * 15 Jul 2013 Feature Freeze (all apps updated)
 * 05 Aug 2013 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed and working)
 * 26 Aug 2013 Final ISO sent to printers

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

OSGeoLive 7.0-alpha1 released
We have released the first alpha version of OSGeo-Live, which includes an update from Xubuntu 12.04 to 12.04.2 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
The OSGeo Live demo DVD/VM/USB is an XUbuntu based distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available via a Live DVD, Virtual Machine and USB. You can use it to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.