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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: | 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 Extra 6 ([http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/SRPMS source RPMS] and [http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/i386 i386 binaries RPMS]) contains a few GIS packages like GDAL, geos and proj | ||
| + | * Fedora 7 ([http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/source/SRPMS source RPMs] and [http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/i386/os/Fedora i386 binaries RPMs]) contains a few GIS packages like GDAL, geos, proj and mapserver | ||
* [http://mappinghacks.com/rpm/ Mapping Hacks Fedora RPMs] -- maintained by SchuylerErle | * [http://mappinghacks.com/rpm/ Mapping Hacks Fedora RPMs] -- maintained by SchuylerErle | ||
* [ftp://intevation.de/freegis/fedora/ intevation.de Fedora RPMs] | * [ftp://intevation.de/freegis/fedora/ intevation.de Fedora RPMs] | ||
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* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/software Mandriva and SuSe RPMs] -- maintained by GDF Hannover | * [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/software Mandriva and SuSe RPMs] -- maintained by GDF Hannover | ||
* [http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/foss4g/ Mandriva CD ISO Image] -- maintained by Osaka City University FOSS4G Team | * [http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/foss4g/ Mandriva CD ISO Image] -- maintained by Osaka City University FOSS4G Team | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 9 September 2007
It has been proposed to create and promote a group of interest for distribution related issues. Main goals of this kind of initiative is raising the interest towards distributions (mainly GNU/Linux, but not limited to it) among upstream developers and create a stable and well-stated channel of communication between packagers and developers. Some aspects of distribution development and maintainance, as well as quality assurance practices are often quite obscure for many upstream developers indeed, but essential to ensure an easy approach to free GIS for naive or also advanced users.
Well known GNU/Linux distributions which have a GIS dedicated team are:
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 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
- Mandriva CD ISO Image -- maintained by Osaka City University FOSS4G Team
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.