+1 On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Johan Van de Wauw < [email protected]> wrote:
> +1 > > On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Cameron Shorter < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Bala and Patrick, >> I'm delighted to see Cesium applying to join OSGeo-Live. I've been >> hearing great things about Cesium, and with regards to your project >> description below, you have addressed all the requirements that are >> important for OSGeo-Live applications. I have discussed including Cesium >> with others in prior OSGeo-Live meetings and have had positive responses >> from other members of the OSGeo-Live team as well. >> >> OSGeo-Live community, I raise the motion that OSGeo-Live should be >> included on our next OSGeoLive 8.5 release (assuming docs and install >> work). If there are no -1 within 48 hours, then consider this a formal >> acceptance of the project into OSGeo-Live. >> >> +1 from me. >> >> >> On 20/12/2014 6:59 pm, Balasubramaniam Natarajan wrote: >> >> Hi Team, >> >> We would like to add the project Cesium to the OSGeoLive Disk. We have >> answered all the questions which are needed as per the link >> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Apply>. I am in the process >> of writing a script to get Cesium installed on a debian machine which I >> will share once it is done. I will also put together a project overview >> and a quick start guide. >> >> Let me and Patrick know if we are missing something. >> >> - Please describe your application. >> - What is its name? >> - Cesium >> - What is the home page URL? >> - http://cesiumjs.org/ >> - Which OSI approved Open Source Licence is used? >> - Apache 2.0 license >> - What does the application do and how does it add value to the >> GeoSpatial stack of software? >> - Cesium is a JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and 2D >> maps in a web browser without a plugin. It uses WebGL for >> hardware-accelerated graphics, and is cross-platform, cross-browser, >> and >> tuned for dynamic-data visualization. Cesium is open source under the >> Apache 2.0 license. It is free for commercial and non-commercial use. >> - Does the application make use of OGC standards? Which versions >> of the standards? Client or server? You may wish to add comments about >> how >> standards are used. >> - WMS and WMTS. KML is expected in early 2015. >> - What language is it written in? >> - JavaScript >> - Which version of the application should be included in the next >> OSGeo-Live release? >> - Version 1.4 http://cesiumjs.org/downloads.html >> >> >> - Stability is very important to us on OSGeo-Live. If a new user >> finds a bug in one application, it will tarnish the reputation of all >> other >> OSGeo-Live applications as well. (We pay most attention to the following >> answers): >> - If risk adverse organisations have deployed your application >> into production, it would imply that these organisations have verified >> the >> stability of your software. Has the application been rolled out to >> production into risk (ideally risk adverse) organisations? Please >> mention >> some of these organisations? >> - Cesium is widely used in government agencies and has been used >> in NORAD Tracks Santa since 2012, which receives about 20 million >> unique >> visitors each December. >> - Open HUB <https://www.openhub.net/> provides metrics to help >> assess the health of a project. Eg: >> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html Could >> you please ensure that your project is registered with Open HUB, and >> Open >> HUB has been updated to reference the correct code repository(s) for >> your >> project. What is the Open HUB URL for your project? >> - https://www.openhub.net/p/cesiumjs >> - What is the size of the user community? You can often answer >> this by mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy email list? >> - The forum receives 250-300 posts per month, and rising. >> - What is the size of your developer community? >> - There have been 40 total contributors with about five currently >> very active. See >> >> https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/cesium/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md >> - Do you have a bug free, stable release? >> - The latest version 1.4 >> - Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone >> through. >> - Cesium has 82K lines of runtime code and 78K lines of unit tests >> with 93% code coverage. >> - How long has the project has had mature code. >> - Cesium 1.0 was released on August 1, 2014. >> >> >> - OSGeo-Live is targeted at applications that people can use rather >> than libraries. Does the application have a user interface (possibly a >> command line interface) that a user can interact with? (We do make an >> exception for Incubated OSGeo Libraries, and will include Project >> Overviews >> for these libraries, even if they don't have a user interface.) >> - Here we write JavaScript to be rendered on the browser. >> >> >> - We give preference to OSGeo Incubated Projects, or Projects which >> are presented at FOSS4G <http://foss4g.org> conferences. If your >> project is involved in OSGeo Incubation, or has been selected to be >> presented at FOSS4G, then please mention it. >> >> >> - We presented at FOSS4G 2014 and FOSS4G NA 2013. We were also >> selected to present at FOSS4G NA 2015. >> - See http://cesiumjs.org/publications.html >> >> >> - With around 50 applications installed on OSGeo-Live, us core >> packagers do not have the time to liaise with every single project email >> list for each OSGeo-Live release. So we require a volunteer (or two) to >> take responsibility for liaising between OSGeo-Live and the project's >> communities. This volunteer will be responsible for ensuring the install >> scripts and English documentation are updated by someone for each >> OSGeo-Live release. Also test that the installed application and >> Quickstart >> documentation works as expected on release candidate releases of >> OSGeo-Live. Who will act as the project's liaison person. >> - Balasubramaniam Natarajan and Patrick Cozzi. >> >> >> - OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is: >> 1. Install from UbuntuGIS or DebianGIS >> 2. Install .deb files from a PPA >> 3. Write a custom install script >> >> Can you please discuss how your application will be installed. >> We plan to do it with custom install script. >> >> - OSGeo-Live is memory and disk constrained. Can the application run >> in 512 Meg of RAM? >> - (We will get back on this point). In my test I ran Cesium on a >> gui less virtualbox guest and accessed it from another computer via >> browser >> which had capability for rendering WebGL on browser and it worked fine. >> >> >> - How much disk space will be required to install the application and >> a suitable example application? >> - Less than a 100 MB, I am really overstating this it could be >> even under 50MB. >> >> >> - We aim to reduce disk space by having all applications make use of >> a common dataset. We encourage applications to make use of the example >> datasets already installed: >> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Add_Project#Example_Datasets If >> another dataset would be more appropriate, please discuss here. Is it >> appropriate, to remove existing demo datasets which may already be included >> in the standard release. >> >> - Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available >> under a CC By <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/> and a >> Quickstart available under a CC By-SA >> <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/> license. (You may >> release under a second license as well). Will you produce this? >> - We will produce a project overview and a quick start guide. >> >> >> - In past releases, we have included Windows and Mac installers for >> some applications. It is likely we won't have space for these in future >> releases. However, if there is room, would you be wishing to include >> Windows and/or Mac installers? >> - Not applicable for our project as it runs on the browser. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Balasubramaniam Natarajan >> (Address me as Bala) >> http://blog.etutorshop.com >> >> >> -- >> Cameron Shorter, >> Software and Data Solutions Manager >> LISAsoft >> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, >> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 >> >> P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Live-demo mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo >> http://live.osgeo.org >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo > http://live.osgeo.org > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc > -- Angelos Tzotsos Remote Sensing Laboratory National Technical University of Athens http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
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