Re: [DebianGIS] Lets add a GIS workstation task to etch?
On Fri, September 1, 2006 19:45, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
>
> I believe it is a good idea to add a GIS Workstation task to etch. To
> do that, we need to submit a wishlist bug against the tasksel package,
> and specify which packages should be part of this task. Here is a
> draft:
>
> I believe the task should focus on "end-user" applications (aka GUI
> and console tools), and not list libraries. I'm not sure if I
> succeeded in listing all such GIS-related packages. Please have a
> look. If we add such task, all users of etch will have the option of
> running tasksel and selecting 'GIS Workstation' to get all these nice
> tools. And it will also make it easier for us to make a GIS
> Workstation CD based on etch as a custom debian distribution.
>
> CC to Joey Hess, to give him a heads-up, and hopefully get some useful
> feedback on how good our chances to get it included in etch are. :)
>
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> Task: gis-workstation
> Relevance: 6
> Section: user
Nothing to add to the package list, but I would amend the description as
follows
Description: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workstation
This task sets up your system to be a GIS workstation to process
_geographical information_ and make maps.
GIS is not only about making maps...
Moritz
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