Live GIS Disc Press Release 50
Starting build cycle for OSGeo-Live 8.0
4 May 2014
We are starting the build cycle for OSGeo-Live 8.0 which will be released in September 2014, ready for the [http://2014.foss4g.org/ global FOSS4G conference in Portland. We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects, anyone wishing to extend or add extra translations, or anyone who wants to contribute in code, testing or 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. Ideally, projects should provide debian packages for this release.
Key Milestones
- 08 Jun 2014 All new applications installed, most old applications updated
- 07 Jul 2014 Feature Freeze (all apps updated)
- 27 Jul 2014 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed and working)
- 17 Aug 2014 Final ISO sent to printers
Upgraded to Lubuntu 14.04 LTS
OSGeo-Live 8.0 moves to the recently released Lubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support release. Projects should update their packages for UbuntuGIS in order to help this transition to the new LTS.
About OSGeo-Live
The OSGeo Live demo DVD/VM/USB is an Lubuntu 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.