Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[María Arias de Reyna]

That's part sad and part happy to hear. Sad because you will be surely
missed. And happy because I know you are moving to what sounds like a great
adventure.

Lots of luck to you, wherever you go!

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 2:45 PM Cameron Shorter 
wrote:

> Hi all,
> I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in
> OSGeo activities.
> I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused
> around https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
> I've also moved my career toward tech writing.
>
> As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that
> I've been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of
> committees.)
> I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be
> available if people reach out to me directly.
> But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something
> new, and create space for others.
>
> Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will
> do much more.
>
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Dear Cameron,

Thank you for all your contributions in OSGeo, it has been an honor to 
work with you on OSGeoLive, your mentorship in my early days on the 
project is much appreciated.


I hope to see you soon and best of luck on your new projects.

Best regards,
Angelos

On 6/18/20 3:15 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:

Hi all,
I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in
OSGeo activities.
I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused
around https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
I've also moved my career toward tech writing.

As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that
I've been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of
committees.)
I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be
available if people reach out to me directly.
But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something
new, and create space for others.

Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will
do much more.


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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: [GCI-mentors] Thank you all for 10 incredible years of Google Code-in

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Many thanks to the OSGeo GCI admins and everyone involved for all the 
hard work and impressive results.


Best,
Angelos

On 6/12/20 4:14 PM, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote:

Hello Victoria and the whole OSGeo GCI team,

thanks a lot for sharing this information.

Sad to hear that there will be not GCI in the future.

It os so impressive to see your numbers about only 3 year that OSGeo 
participated - 898 students and 2096 completed tasks. Wow. Amazing.


Thanks a lot to the OSGeo GCI Admins team and all mentors, people and 
projects involved in GCI. GCI was a great way to get young people 
introduced and involved in Open Source Software and bring people from 
all over the world together and inspire to collaborate. Thanks a lot.


Astrid

Am 11.06.2020 16:21 schrieb Victoria Rautenbach:

Good day

The 2019 OSGeo GCI Admin team thought we would share this with you.
The 2019 edition of GCI was the last, the Google Open Source group
will now GSoC and Summer of Docs.

OSGeo participated in GCI for 3 years! Over the three years, we worked
with 898 students that completed 2096 tasks across various OSGeo
projects. Thank you to those of you that served as mentors or answered
questions from GCI students. Thank you!

Regards
OSGeo GCI Admins team



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Subject: [GCI-mentors] Thank you all for 10 incredible years of 
Google Code-in



Hi GCI Mentors and Org Admins,


Google Code-in concluded 10 amazing, productive, exhilarating years in
January. This program has been a success because of the amazing energy
and passion all of you have exhibited; volunteering dozens, hundreds,
and in some cases, thousands(!) of hours to help 14,700+ teenagers,
from 115+ countries, complete a whopping 76,200+ open source tasks,
during the past 10 years!


We wanted all of you to be among the first to know that Google Code-in
2019 was our final Google Code-in contest. We've been looking hard at
our portfolio of programs and as open source evolves, our programs
need to evolve too. We've decided to focus our efforts on Google
Summer of Code and programs like Season of Docs that meet projects'
sustainability needs going into the next 10 years of open source.


We want to thank you all for being inspiring role models to these
students. Many of you were GCI or GSoC students yourselves and have
been paying it forward for years by helping teenagers discover their
passion for open source software development. The extent of your
support was something many didn’t expect when they first started out
trying to complete a few tasks to earn a Google T-shirt.


You have welcomed students into your communities and shown them how
open source is making the world a better place and how they can be a
part of that. You all have inspired, taught, listened, and made a
difference in the lives of thousands of students. THANK YOU! These
students have brought fresh new perspectives and ideas into your
communities, inspiring long-term committers with their enthusiasm,
curiosity and skills.


Many of you have been mentors for all 10 years of GCI (plus GHOP!),
while others came into the GCI family just this past year. Regardless
of when you joined, thank you all for showing immense kindness,
patience, dedication, organization and guidance to the students, the
other mentors in our GCI community, and to me and the rest of our team
over the years.


These past 10 years of Google Code-in have been an exciting,
adrenaline pumping adventure – thanks for coming along on the ride
with us!


We will continue to be dedicated to helping open source communities be
sustainable and finding new contributors is an essential part of those
efforts. While Google Code-in is now officially retired, we look
forward to finding new ways to support your communities.


Best,

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Revisiting the Raspberry Pi -- new developments

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi,

Thank you for the update, adding OSGeoLive list in CC.

On 6/13/20 1:31 AM, Jim Callahan wrote:

Back in mid-2012 there was some discussion about whether a Raspberry Pi
could be used for OSGeo Live. Thanks  to Moore's Law, Broadcom and the
Raspberry Pi foundation (and Canonical) there has been some progress in the
eight years since the discussion in 2012; so it may be time to revisit the
issue.

Hello all,

I've been asked whether OSGeo-Live would run on Raspberry Pi, to be used
as a teaching device. A Raspberry Pi is a $25 credit card size computer.
It runs Debian and only has 256 Meg of RAM. http://www.raspberrypi.org
I've CCed the OSGeo-Live email list, as I expect there will be many on
the list with an interest, and probably a few opinions too.
The challenge will be the size of RAM. Up to version 5.0, we ran
OSGeo-Live with 512 Meg of RAM, but with version 5.5 we discovered that
some of the Java applications required more RAM, and we recommend at
least 768 Meg RAM, and preferably 1 Gig.
The problem will be all the java based applications, which are RAM
intensive.


1. RAM -- The Raspberry Pi 4 has  a choice of 2, 4 or 8 GB of RAM
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/

2. 64 bit -- Historically, Raspbian OS, the default operating system for
the Raspberry PI has been 32 bit. Recently, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has
announced a 64 bit version to be known as "Raspberry Pi OS".

"Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version
Quote
Thu May 28, 2020 6:29 am

[b]This is a beta test of the Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit)[/b]

We still recommend the 32 bit operating system for all Pis at this time,
although have decided it is now time to begin the move toward a 64bit OS.
For the moment this is a 'beta' program, the OS is in heavy flux and its
functionality is likely to change significantly over the next few months.

Note, the 64bit OS is only install-able on the Pi 3 and Pi 4 devices"
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=275370

4. Lubuntu -- OSGeo Live is built on the Lubuntu flavor of Ubuntu. Both
Raspberry Pi OS and Ubuntu are downstream of  Debian, so in effect they
are cousins (not direct descendents of each other). Ubuntu Server has been
ported to the Raspberry  Pi and Step #5 of installing Ubuntu Server is
"selecting a desktop" and fortunately  Lubuntu is one of the choices!

sudo apt install lubuntu-desktop

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-raspberry-pi#5-install-a-desktop


5. Disk storage space -- By default, the Raspberry PI 3 and 4 use micro SD
cards. SD cards can easily  hold 32 GB and newer standards allow multiple
terabytes. In addition, a USB 3 port can be used to add an external drive.

By default, Raspberry Pi boots up and stores all of its programs on a

microSD memory card, which has a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 50 MBps
on the Raspberry Pi 4 and just 25 MBps on prior models. Using an external
SSD as your main storage drive could speed things up significantly, but up
until just recently, you couldn't boot the Pi 4 off a USB device. However,
new beta-level firmware lets you do just that.

In our real-life tests of a Raspberry Pi 4 with SSD last year we got
impressive performance with sequential transfer rates as high as 140 MB /
208 MBps for reading and writing. You can also use a standard USB flash
drive, though we found the performance worse than a microSD card on many
tasks.


https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/boot-raspberry-pi-4-usb

  6. OpenGL -- the Broadcom hardware supports OpenGL,  but it is not
implemented on all operating systems.

The GPU bundled with Raspberry Pi 4 is a VideoCore VI capable of OpenGL ES

3.2, a significant step above the VideoCore IV present in Raspberry Pi 3
which could only do OpenGL ES 2.0. Despite the fact that both GPU models
belong in Broadcom’s VideoCore family, they have quite significant
architectural differences, so we also have two separate OpenGL driver
implementations. Unfortunately, as you may have guessed, this also means
that driver work on one GPU won’t be directly useful for the other, and
that any new feature development that we do for the Raspberry Pi 4 driver
stack won’t naturally transport to Raspberry Pi 3.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/vc4-and-v3d-opengl-drivers-for-raspberry-pi-an-update/


  Ubuntu 19.10 64bit V3D OpenGL driver for Raspberry Pi 4

Quote
Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:01 pm
Hi, I am using the latest Ubuntu 19.10.1 64bit which contains mesa 19.2
package. How can I activate the latest v3d video driver in my system to get
graphic acceleration in 3d games and applications? I tried writing
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d in my /boot/firmware/config.txt, but could not load
the lxqt desktop. Black screen only

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=261426

So, a number of technological factors are converging to make a Raspberry Pi
4 version of OSGeo Live possible either  on Ubuntu Server/Lubuntu desktop
20.04 LTS or if not by the 20.10 version sometime after October 2

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[Tom Kralidis]

Hi Cameron: sorry to hear this, but happy for you.  Having
known/worked with you on/off
over many years (circa MapBuilder), I can say you have a great
capability for future
state/high level and architecture, as well as being ready to get into
the corners to deliver
just the same.

Thanks for your invaluable contributions and best of luck in your
future endeavors.

..Tom

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 8:46 AM Cameron Shorter
 wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in 
> OSGeo activities.
> I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused around 
> https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
> I've also moved my career toward tech writing.
>
> As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that 
> I've been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of 
> committees.)
> I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be 
> available if people reach out to me directly.
> But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something new, 
> and create space for others.
>
> Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will do 
> much more.
>
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> Technical Writer, Google
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[Jorge Sanz]

Cameron,

Thanks for all these years, I was always impressed with your level of
professionalism when coordinating OSGeo Live in the early days when I was
active as part of the gvSIG team. You were always supportive and patient,
yet persuasive to keep us all engaged in testing, translating, doc writing,
etc.

I'm sure you'll be successful in any endeavor you start and looking forward
to what's next for you and crossing paths again!!

Cheers!!

On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 14:45, Cameron Shorter 
wrote:

> Hi all,
> I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in
> OSGeo activities.
> I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused
> around https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
> I've also moved my career toward tech writing.
>
> As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that
> I've been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of
> committees.)
> I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be
> available if people reach out to me directly.
> But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something
> new, and create space for others.
>
> Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will
> do much more.
>
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> Technical Writer, Google
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[Suchith Anand]

Hi Cameron,

Thank you for your contributions to OSGeo community.  OSGeoLive is a great 
resource for our education efforts  and helping so many educators and students 
globally and I want to thank you for your work and efforts over the years that 
made this possible.

Wishing you the very best for the future.

Best wishes,

Suchith



From: Discuss  on behalf of Cameron Shorter 

Sent: 18 June 2020 13:15
To: OSGeo Discussions 
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

Hi all,
I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in 
OSGeo activities.
I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused around 
https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
I've also moved my career toward tech writing.

As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that I've 
been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of committees.)
I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be 
available if people reach out to me directly.
But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something new, 
and create space for others.

Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will do 
much more.

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[b.j.kob...@utwente.nl]

Sorry to see you go Cameron, thanks for all you did. May the FOSS be with you!

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On 18/06/2020, 14:15, "Discuss on behalf of Cameron Shorter" 
mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> on 
behalf of cameron.shor...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,
I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in 
OSGeo activities.
I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused around 
https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
I've also moved my career toward tech writing.

As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that I've 
been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of committees.)
I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be 
available if people reach out to me directly.
But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something new, 
and create space for others.

Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will do 
much more.

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Technical Writer, Google

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[Seven (Aka Arnulf)]

Hey Cameron,
thanks for all your support over the past decade and all the best for 
your new endeavors. It has been a pleasure working with you and I always 
honored and learned a lot form your well-thought-out comments and 
suggestions. Great to see you leverage these skills for docs in the future.


Best regards,
Arnulf


Am 18.06.20 um 14:15 schrieb Cameron Shorter:

Hi all,
I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my 
involvement in OSGeo activities.
I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused 
around https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.

I've also moved my career toward tech writing.

As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees 
that I've been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired 
section of committees.)
I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will 
be available if people reach out to me directly.
But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try 
something new, and create space for others.


Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure 
will do much more.


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Technical Writer, Google



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[OSGeo-Discuss] Time for me to move on from OSGeo

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi all,
I've decided that I need to significantly step back from my involvement in
OSGeo activities.
I've picked up my involvement in tech writing in open source, focused
around https://thegooddocsproject.dev and I need to drop some things.
I've also moved my career toward tech writing.

As such, I offer my retirement notice to all of the OSGeo committees that
I've been involved in. (Feel free to move me into the retired section of
committees.)
I will hover around the edges of OSGeoLive, and OSGeoLexicon, and will be
available if people reach out to me directly.
But I've been here for over a decade. It is time for me to try something
new, and create space for others.

Good luck to everyone. OSGeo has done some great things and I'm sure will
do much more.

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Technical Writer, Google
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [ppgis-sp] "oriental" maps

[SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA]

Did you hear about this: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/COVID-19_FOSS_initiatives?

Cheers,


Sergio Acosta y Lara
Departamento de Geomática
Dirección Nacional de Topografía
Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
URUGUAY
(598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330
http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/

De: ppgis...@dgroups.io  en nombre de Gabriela Fenner 
Sánchez 
Enviado: miércoles, 17 de junio de 2020 15:50
Para: ppgis...@dgroups.io
Asunto: [ppgis-sp] "oriental" maps

Hi everybody!

As you have seen I was in the recent months looking for various covd-19 maps 
and making an exercise of analysing them. In those I notice that I have no 
access or less to "oriental" or "non-occidental" maps; I mean, maps created in 
China or India or Vietnam or may be in Congo or Zambia... I wonder if they look 
different... if the colours are different because of their meaning.. or if they 
are displaying in another form. Which kind of symbols are they using? Or is 
really everybody usinfg just the ESRI platform? Do you have any idea or 
examples of that?
I thank you very much for your ideas, links or suggestions.

Greetings from the cloudy Chiapas

Gabriela Fenner S.
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] What's a good location for announcing there is a Video available of our chapter meeting?

[SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA]

?IMHO it's something worthy of a news item; AND all other way of announcing 
this kind of meeting/recording. Personally I feel less activity in the 
-traditional- media by OSGeo right now. Maybe it's because I'm not much in the 
social media...


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De: Discuss  en nombre de Basques, Bob 
(CI-StPaul) 
Enviado: miércoles, 17 de junio de 2020 11:37
Para: osgeo-discuss
Asunto: [OSGeo-Discuss] What's a good location for announcing there is a Video 
available of our chapter meeting?

All,

Got a couple of these in the bank now, and I see us doing this into the future 
on a monthly basis.   Currently linking to the them from our Local Chapter page:

https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/twin-cities-mn-usa-chapter/

We're running these once a month, and  currently announce over a few of the 
OSGeo lists,  but it's been suggested to cast a wider audience and the idea cam 
up of sending in a news item to OSGeo.  Is this something worthy of a news 
item?  Or is there another preferred way of announcing the availability of the 
Meeting/recording?

Thanks

Bobb


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