| 1 | = Starting build cycle for OSGeo-Live 7.9= |
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| 3 | 20 December 2013 |
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| 5 | We are starting the build cycle for version 7.9 of the [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live] DVD/USB/VM which will be released in March 2013, ready for several special events, including the OSGeo Code Sprint in Vienna, Spanish FOSS4G, French FOSS4G, FOSSGIS Germany, among others. |
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| 7 | Our aim for this release is to focus on .deb packaging, which will make projects simple to install on all debian and ubuntu based distributions. |
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| 9 | We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone wishing to extend or add translations, or anyone who has ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release. |
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| 11 | IMPORTANT : Could all projects please reply to us with the preferred, stable version of software to be included in this release. |
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| 13 | == Key Milestones== |
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| 15 | * 14 Jan 2014 All new applications installed, most old applications updated |
| 16 | * 31 Jan 2014 Feature Freeze (all apps updated) |
| 17 | * 21 Feb 2014 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed and working) |
| 18 | * 14 Mar 2014 Final ISO sent to printers |
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| 20 | [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdE1SYUN3YWJ2N1NpSUczbW9IRWZNclE&hl=en_GB ... full schedule] |
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| 22 | == OSGeoLive 7.9 Alpha1 released== |
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| 24 | We have released the first alpha version of OSGeo-Live, which builds upon Xubuntu 12.04.3 release along with updated versions of applications from UbuntuGIS repository. Feel free to start testing your applications in the latest release. [http://aiolos.survey.ntua.gr/gisvm/7.9/ Download Alpha 1] |
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| 26 | == About OSGeo-Live== |
| 27 | 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. |