Latest revision as of 12:15, 31 October 2011

Call for interest in OSGeo-Live 5.0

8 May 2011

We are starting to build the 5.0 OSGeo-Live DVD which will be released at FOSS4G 2011 this September where it will be handed out to all delegates. We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone who would like to use OSGeo-Live in workshops, tutorials or similar, or anyone who has ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release.

Which project version?

Could each installed project please update our status sheet to note the expected version to be installed on OSGeo-Live 5.0. Status sheet.

Key Priorities for next release

Disk Space: We are reaching DVD size limits, and need to be creative about saving space

Package Updates: Update and test latest stable software releases

Quickstart Reviews: We have Project Quickstarts, but many haven't gone through comprehensive review yet

Translations: We have varying levels of translations, and would like to increase that.

Testing: With Quality being a key focus area for us, we need lots of help with testing.

Key Milestones

04 Jul 2011 Feature Freeze

01 Aug 2011 User Acceptance Test (all Apps installed and working)

22 Aug 2011 Final ISO sent to printers

12 Sep 2011 FOSS4G 2011

... full schedule

About OSGeo-Live

OSGeo-live is an XUbuntu 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.

Contact Us?

Mailing List: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo

Website: http://live.osgeo.org

Wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc

or contact Cameron Shorter directly

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 Could each installed project please update our status sheet to note the expected version to be installed on OSGeo-Live 5.0. [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&hl=en_GB#gid=8 Status sheet].
-==Priorities for next release==
+==Key Priorities for next release==
-'''TBD: Update the remaining content (it was cut from a previous release)'''
-==Use Natural Earth dataset for examples==
+; Disk Space
-In order to ensure consistency and reduce disk space used, we ask that, where appropriate, examples use the common Natural Earth dataset, as explained [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets here].
+: We are reaching DVD size limits, and need to be creative about saving space
-==Translations==
+; Package Updates
-We expect to have main pages, Project Overviews and possibly OGC Standard Overviews translated into multiple languages for this next release. People have already translated much of the documentation into German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Greek.
+: Update and test latest stable software releases
-Could all projects please update your English Project Overviews as soon as you can to give translators enough time to translate.
+; Quickstart Reviews
+: We have Project Quickstarts, but many haven't gone through comprehensive review yet
-Please contact us if you are able to help with translation, or would like to translate a new language. The process is described [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Translate here].
+; Translations
+: We have varying levels of translations, and would like to increase that.
-==Quick Starts==
+; Testing
+: With Quality being a key focus area for us, we need lots of help with testing.
-Half the packaged projects had Quick Starts written for the last release (4.0) and we'd like to see Quick Starts for all projects for the next release. One of our users has volunteered to review Quick Starts for usability and help projects capture screen grabs. This is a big job and we'd like to hear from anyone else who'd can help out.
-Again, could projects please update Quick Starts early to allow time for review and screen grabs.
-==User Testing==
-With ~ 50 applications to be packaged on the next OSGeo-Live, our core OSGeo-Live team have not had time to run all the Quickstart applications. We would really like some help. If you have very little experience with OSGeo software, then all the better, as you would be like a typical first time user of OSGeo-Live.
-Running this user testing is one of the best ways to become familiar with the breath of OSGeo Software available.
-If interested, please join the OSGeo List, and start running Quick Starts as soon as they have been completed by projects.
-==OGC Standard Overviews==
-The OGC have already written [http://live.osgeo.org/standards/standards.html one page overviews] for half the OGC standards and have committed to writing up the remaining standards for then next release. We will be calling on the standards community to help review these standards to ensure they are accurate, clear and understandable.
 ==Key Milestones==
-: 24 Jan 2011 Application Overviews ready for Review
+: 04 Jul 2011 Feature Freeze
-: 31 Jan 2011 Application Feature Freeze
+: 01 Aug 2011 User Acceptance Test (all Apps installed and working)
-: 21 Feb 2011 Deliver to User Acceptance Test
+: 22 Aug 2011 Final ISO sent to printers
-: 14 Mar 2011 Final sent to printers
+: 12 Sep 2011 FOSS4G 2011
 [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&hl=en_GB ... full schedule]
 ==About OSGeo-Live==
-OSGeo-live is an [http://xubuntu.org XUbuntu] based distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available via a Live DVD, Virtual Machine and soon to be released USB. You can use OSGeo-Live to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.
+OSGeo-live is an [http://xubuntu.org XUbuntu] 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.
 ==Contact Us?==
+Mailing List: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo
 Website: http://live.osgeo.org
-Mailing List:  http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo
+Wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
-or contact Cameron Shorter directly at: cameronD O TshorterATlisasoftD O Tcom.
+or contact Cameron Shorter directly
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