Another excellent resource made available to the global community thanks to the hardwork and selfless dedication of many many volunteers. Thank you all for making this possible.
Suchith ________________________________ From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of Angelos Tzotsos [gcpp.kal...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 11:10 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Cc: news_i...@osgeo.org; live-d...@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo-Live 9.0 Released 15 September 2014 Version 9.0 of the OSGeo-Live GIS software collection<http://live.osgeo.org> has been released, featuring over 50 open source, standards compliant geospatial applications. Release Highlights 64 bit architecture support We are now providing both 32 and 64 bit architecture support. The Virtual Machine version has moved to 64 bit architecture. Moved to Git We have moved from subversion to git<https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive> for our version system. Debian packaging We have steadily been moving more of our projects to .deb packaging<https://launchpad.net/%7Eosgeolive>, which makes it easier to install programs on debian based systems such as OSGeo-Live, and allows application of post-release fixes<https://launchpad.net/%7Eosgeolive/+archive/ubuntu/release-9.0/+packages> if required. Applications 32 geospatial programs have been updated to newer versions. About OSGeo-Live OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB flash drive and Virtual Machine, pre-installed with robust open source geospatial software, which can be trialled without installing anything. It includes: * Over 50 quality geospatial Open Source applications installed and pre-configured * Free world maps and sample datasets * Project Overview and step-by-step Quickstart for each application * Lightning presentation of all applications, along with speaker's script * Overviews of key OGC standards * Translations to multiple languages Homepage: http://live.osgeo.org Download details: http://live.osgeo.org/en/download.html Post release glitches collected here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc/Errata/9.0 Credits Over 180 people have directly helped with OSGeo-Live packaging, documenting and translating, and thousands have been involved in building the packaged software. Developers, packagers, documenters and translators include: Activity Workshop, Agustín Díez, Aikaterini Kapsampeli, Alan Beccati, Alan Boudreault, Alessandro Furieri, Alex Mandel, Alexander Bruy, Alexander Kleshnin, Alexander Muriy, Alexandre Dube, Alexey Ardyakov, Amy Gao, Andrea Antonello, Andrea Yanza, Andrey Syrokomskiy, Andry Rustanto, Angelos Tzotsos, Anna Muñoz, Anton Novichikhin, Anton Patrushev, Antonio Falciano, Antonio Santiago, Argyros Argyridis, Ariel Núñez, Assumpció Termens, Astrid Emde, Balasubramaniam Natarajan, Barry Rowlingson, Benjamin Pross, Brian Hamlin, Bruno Binet, Bu Kun, Cameron Shorter, Christophe Tufféry, Christos Iossifidis, Cristhian Pin, Damian Wojsław, Dane Springmeyer, Daniel Kastl, Danilo Bretschneider, Daria Svidzinska, David Mateos, Denis Rykov, Diego González, Diego Migliavacca, Dimitar Misev, Dmitry Baryshnikov, Dominik Helle, Edgar Soldin, Eike Hinderk Jürrens, Elena Mezzini, Eric Lemoine, Erika Pillu, Estela Llorente, Etienne Delay, Etienne Dube, Evgeny Nikulin, Fabian Schindler, Fran Boon, François Prunayre, Frank Gasdorf, Frank Warmerdam, Friedjoff Trautwein, Gavin Treadgold, Giuseppe Calamita, Grald Fenoy, Grigory Rozhentsov, Guy Griffiths, Hamish Bowman, Haruyuki Seki, Henry Addo, Hernan Olivera, Hirofumi Hayashi, Howard Butler, Hungary, Hyeyeong Choe, Ian Edwards, Ian Turton, Ilya Filippov, Jackie Ng, Jan Drewnak, Jane Lewis, Javier Rodrigo, Javier Sánchez, Jesús Gómez, Jim Klassen, Jing Wang, Jinsongdi Yu, Jody Garnett, Johan Van de Wauw, John Bryant, Jorge Arévalo, Jorge Sanz, José Antonio Canalejo, José Vicente Higón, Judit Mays, Klokan Petr Pridal, Ko Nagase, Kristof Lange, kuzkok, Lance McKee, Larry Shaffer, Lars Lingner, Luca Delucchi, Lucía Sanjaime, M Iqnaul Haq Siregar, Mage Whopper, Manuel Grizonnet, Marc Torres, Marc-André Barbeau, Marco Curreli, Marco Puppin, Margherita Di Leo, Maria Vakalopoulou, Mario Andino, Mark Leslie, Markus Neteler, Massimo Di Stefano, Matteo De Stefano, Matthias Streulens, Mauricio Miranda, Mauricio Pazos, Maxim Dubinin, Micha Silver, Michaël Michaud, Michael Owonibi, Mike Adair, Milena Nowotarska, Nacho Varela, Nadiia Gorash, Nathaniel V. Kelso, Ned Horning, Nobusuke Iwasaki, Oliver Tonnhofer, Òscar Fonts, Otto Dassau, Pasquale Di Donato, Patric Hafner, Paul Meems, Pavel, Pedro-Juan Ferrer, Pirmin Kalberer, Raf Roset, Regina Obe, Ricardo Pinho, Roald de Wit, Roberta Fagandini, Roberto Antolin, Roberto Antolín, Robin Lovelace, Roger Veciana, Ruth Schoenbuchner, Samuel Mesa, Scott Penrose, Sergey Grachev, Sergey Popov, Sergio Baños, Simon Cropper, Simon Pigot, Stefan A. Tzeggai, Stefan Hansen, Stefan Steiniger, Stephan Meissl, Steve Lime, Takayuki Nuimura, Thierry Badard, Thomas Baschetti, Thomas Gratier, Tom Kralidis, Toshikazu Seto, Trevor Wekel, Valenty González, Vera, Xianfeng Song, Yoichi Kayama, Zhengfan Lin, Zoltan Siki Sponsoring organisations * The Open Source Geospatial Foundation<http://www.osgeo.org> provides development & hosting infrastructure for OSGeo-Live and many of the included applications. * LISAsoft<http://www.lisasoft.com> provides sustaining resources and staff toward management and packaging. * Information Center for the Environment (ICE)<http://ice.ucdavis.edu> at the University of California, Davis provides hardware resources and development support. * Remote Sensing Laboratory at the National Technical University of Athens<http://www.ntua.gr>, provides hardware resources and development support. * The Debian GIS<https://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/> and UbuntuGIS<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS> teams provide and quality-assure many of the core packages. * Okeanos<https://okeanos.grnet.gr/> is kindly providing Virtual Machines for building the OSGeoLive iso images. 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