Starting build cycle for OSGeoLive 12 and call for translators

28 February 2018

Are you interested in joining our Open Source GIS experience? The build cycle for the next OSGeoLive release, 12.0, is going to start in 3 weeks at OSGeo Code Sprint 2018 in Bonn [1]. The final version is planned to be ready at 2nd August 2018 in time for FOSS4G 2018 in Dar Es Saalam [2]. Have a look at our schedule for the the detailed steps [3].

Till then we have many challenges - from simple to challenging, to help describe and train people in the value of Open Source GIS.

Translation

Are you multi-lingual and interested in Open Source GIS? At the end of 2017 we moved the translation of OSGeoLive to transifex [4] and we still have many open translations. How about help translate one or two of the Project Overviews or Quickstarts? Have a look at our translation guide [5] to get involved.

Packages

Are you a programmer or packager with experience in one of the Open Source GIS applications. Are you interested in helping update a project to the latest version.

Join us at OSGeo Code Sprint 2018

There will be the OSGeo Code Sprint 2018 in Bonn from 18th till 25th of March 2018 [1]. Some people from OSGeoLive team will be there. We'd love to see you, whether you are new to Open Source or an experienced old timer.

About OSGeoLive

OSGeoLive (​http://live.osgeo.org) is a ​Lubuntu based distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available via a Live DVD, Virtual Machine and USB. You can use OSGeoLive to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.

OSGeoLive team

[1] ​https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Code_Sprint_2018
[2] ​http://2018.foss4g.org/
[3] ​https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kO6zzmLFfprZGgp5x7Sjwi-EVN6NTGDR4KXvFVtNpR0/edit?hl=en_GB&hl=en_GB#gid=0
[4] ​https://www.transifex.com/osgeo/osgeolive/
[5] ​https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_Translation_Process#Translate_on_Transifex