Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-24 Thread Cameron Shorter
On 24/09/13 05:35, Paolo Cavallini wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 23/09/2013 20:46, Cameron Shorter ha scritto: From what I can gather from the outside, it seems osgeo4w's primary requirement is a 1+ dedicated developer(s) who will drive the core functions of the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-23 Thread Cameron Shorter
I agree that with some love, OSGeo4W has the potential to be an excellent asset to the OSGeo community. It also shares many synergies with OSGeo-Live, and I could see many opportunities for the two projects to benefit each other. For instance, the OSGeo-Live Project Overviews could be

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-23 Thread Paolo Cavallini
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 23/09/2013 20:46, Cameron Shorter ha scritto: From what I can gather from the outside, it seems osgeo4w's primary requirement is a 1+ dedicated developer(s) who will drive the core functions of the project. Namely, setting a release

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-23 Thread Mateusz Loskot
On 23 September 2013 20:35, Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it wrote: what we mainly need IMHO is a clear direction, and therefore a mechanism to take decisions (e.g. the approach from Tamas is quite interesting, and different from the current one; Mateusz has suggested an alternative

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-23 Thread Tamas Szekeres
2013/9/23 Mateusz Loskot mate...@loskot.net Although I suggested CoApp route as I think it's the right modern way to package FOSS for Windows, I don't think I will be able to get actively involved in this project I'm afraid (I'm no longer able to target Windows with my volunteered

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-23 Thread Mateusz Loskot
On 23 September 2013 22:49, Tamas Szekeres szeker...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/9/23 Mateusz Loskot mate...@loskot.net Although I suggested CoApp route as I think it's the right modern way to package FOSS for Windows, I don't think I will be able to get actively involved in this project I'm

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Yasser Said Lopez de Olmos Reyes
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

[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Paolo Cavallini
-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,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Tamas Szekeres
2013/9/20 Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it 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

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Alex Mandel
On 09/20/2013 02:45 PM, Tamas Szekeres wrote: 2013/9/20 Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it 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

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Paolo, As you know I am in support of establishing a PSC for the OSGeo4W project, and would be pleased to participate. I would encourage you to email osgeo4w-dev and lets get this under way. (unable to sleep at 3am in Notthingham) Best regards, Frank On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Paolo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGEO4W future

2013-09-20 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Done, thanks. Glad to see things are moving. I think before tackling the tech issues, we have a problem with governance here: once we have a PSC, we can go on deciding the way to go. Before that, we risk having discussions, duplications, and few packages. Glad to see we have a good response