Gaby,
This is good feedback, especially about the usability and arrangement of
the documentation.
It would be great to see it rolled into future releases. (it is too late
for the 2.0.4 live dvd to be handed out at the foss4g conference) but
could be include in a 2.1 Virtual Machine version which I think will
become the defacto use in the near future.
I suggest you start by copying your suggestions into the issue tracker:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Issue_Tracker
Then work on updating the build scripts accordingly.
For the adjustments to the project documentation, we should adjust the
guidelines for projects at:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GISVM_Build#Writing_docs
The follow up by contacting project leaders and encouraging them to
update their docs.
Gaby Van Wyk wrote:
Hi all
Just installed the live DVD on a Sun Virtual Box from ISO. Everything went
smoothly, even the install of the VirtualBox utilities for screen resolution,
etc. In general performance seems good and it seems quite workable.
I tested all applications, everything seemed OK on the surface. Apart from
similar issues as others have already mentioned, I also have the following
comments:
- GeoKettle - username (user) / password (user) does not work. Starting it with
'No Repossitory' works but this is confusing...
- I did NOT have the same font issues reported by others (Assume that is Mac
only)
Overall comments
1. It is a pity that we do not have all of the demonstration data in one
central place. It would be nice to compare tools using the same data.
2. I feel that for the average person in our target audience the experience
will be a little bewildering. We offer a range of icons with no structure to
lead the users. I would like to suggest the following (will help set it up if
the idea is acceptable and if I have enough time):
2.1. Rename the 'Help' icon to ReadmeFirst. Add an explanation of the structure
below at the top of the file.
2.2. Create three folders on the desktop:
-Desktop GIS
-Web GIS
-Statistics
2.3. Move the icons from the desktop to relevant folders, place a readme file
in each folder that explains how to get started with each respective
application in that section. (We need to provide more than just a write-up of
each application - we nee to give them a short step by step just to load and
view one or two data layers.
Kind Regards,
Gaby Van Wyk
Solutions Architect
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