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> ----- Reply message -----
> Da: "Frank Warmerdam" <
warmerdam@pobox.com>
> A: "OSGeo-Board" <
board@lists.osgeo.org>
> Cc: "Alan Boudreault" <
aboudreault@mapgears.com>, "Brian Hamlin" <
maplabs@light42.com>, "osgeo4w-dev" <
osgeo4w-dev@lists.osgeo.org>, <
ubuntu@lists.osgeo.org>
> Oggetto: [osgeo4w-dev] Binaries Packaging - A Strategic Investment
> Data: mer, mar 21, 2012 07:04
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>
> Folks,
>
> I've mentioned this before, and I don't have anything surprising to add now.
> I just wanted to bump this topic.
>
> I believe that producing good quality integrated distributions of OSGeo
> binary software for a major user platforms is strategically important for
> OSGeo and would be worth an investment of moderate amounts of money to
> promote.
>
> For me two packaging efforts stick out, though I might be biased.
>
> 1) OSGeo4W - I think the Windows environment is (still?) very important and
> OSGeo4W is a credible community effort to satisfy it that could benefit
> from more involvement, polish and a broader package set.
>
> 2) Debian/Ubuntu/LiveDVD - I believe that Ubuntu is today the dominant
> desktop/server linux system and that the packaging efforts of the DebianGIS,
> UbuntuGIS and LiveDVD groups build on one another and provide high impact.
>
> If board members or community members see high impact and reasonably
> priced opportunities to extend these efforts with OSGeo money I hope
> they will come forward with them. I'd also like to see us do more on the
> OSGeo web site, with case studies, etc to promote these package suites
> in a manner appropriate to their level of readiness.
>
> I also think the MacOS environment is very important but I'm not entirely
> clear on the best way of addressing that. Good ideas on this aspect are
> also welcome.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>