| 1 | = Call for interest in OSGeo-Live 5.5= |
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| 3 | 2 November 2011 |
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| 5 | We are starting to build the 5.5 [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live] DVD which will be released in March 2012, ready for the Spanish FOSS4G, FOSSGIS Germany, GISRUK in England and the MapWindow/FOSS4G Regional Netherlands Conference, among others. We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone wishing to extend or add extra translations, or anyone who has ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release. |
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| 7 | ==Which project version?== |
| 8 | Could each installed project please update our status sheet to note the expected version to be installed on OSGeo-Live 5.5. [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdGIzd0VLLTBpQVJuNVlHMlBWSDhKLXc&hl=en_GB#gid=8 Status sheet]. |
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| 10 | == Key Priorities for next release== |
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| 12 | * Disk Space |
| 13 | * We have reached our DVD size limits, and need to be creative about saving space |
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| 15 | * Package Updates |
| 16 | * Update and test latest stable software releases |
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| 18 | * Quickstart Reviews |
| 19 | * We have Project Quickstarts, but most haven't gone through comprehensive review |
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| 21 | * Testing |
| 22 | * With Quality being a key focus area for us, we need lots of help with testing. |
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| 24 | == Key Milestones== |
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| 26 | * 07 Jan 2012 Feature Freeze |
| 27 | * 04 Feb 2012 User Acceptance Test (all Apps installed and working) |
| 28 | * 25 Feb 2012 Final ISO sent to printers |
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| 31 | [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&hl=en_GB ... full schedule] |
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| 33 | == About OSGeo-Live== |
| 34 | 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. |