Some of us use OSGEO4W just because we have to, Windows is still, by far, the most widely used OS in the world. I think it's a great idea to give it some more attention, especially to the new experimental 64-bit version.
I would be glad to contribute in any manner possible, but I need to learn how to contribute. I'm not a software guru, I've been using Linux (Mandriva, Fedora, Debian-based and Arch) for a long time but never learned more than average user. Under Windows, maybe a little more advanced. It could be useful to contact OSGEO4W team and find out what kind of help they can use. 2013/9/20 Paolo Cavallini <cavall...@faunalia.it> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. > OSGEO4W is a crucial piece of our infrastructure, and is one of the > main services we are giving for the spread of GFOSS. > I think it does not get the attention it deserves. The active > developer team is very small, many packages are obsolete, and their > update is far from regular. I'm not blaming everybody, I sincerely > thank those who contribute; I just try to be objective. I think we > should move forward quickly. I suggest to make a Steering Committee > for OSGEO4W, so to have a clear roadmap, and give Windows (urgh!) > users a predictable environment. I think some of our million users > would be happy to support this effort, if they would know they > contribute actively to something they need. > My previous efforts to raise this question and to improve the > situation have met with no success. I think time is now ripe to act. > I'm available to help. > All the best, and thanks. > - -- > Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia > www.faunalia.eu > Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlI8kA0ACgkQ/NedwLUzIr6nYACfVOGRkOEVUCQH0dCO8ku9a5l6 > 7cUAnRR7nGRLcHZ1BnOlY9YHgy5orWeG > =tOOt > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Saludos, Yasser
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