Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-27 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Mateusz Loskot ha scritto: > Small correction, I like to idea to manage repository of .deb packages, > but not necessarily tightly related to Ubuntu distribution. I think it is wiser to work upstream, and keep in shape debiangis: from there, making packages for derived distros (including ubuntu)

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Mateusz Loskot wrote: > Venkatesh Raghavan wrote: >> Hi Luca, >> >> Luca Casagrande wrote: >>> Hello everybody. >>> >>> What do you think about an Ubuntu repository managed by OSGEO? >> Great idea. I am all for it. > > I like it too. Small correction, I like to idea to manage repository of .deb p

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Venkatesh Raghavan wrote: > Hi Luca, > > Luca Casagrande wrote: >> Hello everybody. >> >> What do you think about an Ubuntu repository managed by OSGEO? > > Great idea. I am all for it. I like it too. Cheers -- Mateusz Loskot http://mateusz.loskot.net __

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Lorenzo Becchi
this link better: http://www.theopendisc.com/ Luca Casagrande wrote: Hi Jachym Il giorno ven, 26/10/2007 alle 11.55 +0200, Jachym Cepicky ha scritto: [..] There is no need for new special repositories. Maybe it makes sense for backports. Of course, one place, where Windows users could get

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Luca Casagrande
Hi Jachym Il giorno ven, 26/10/2007 alle 11.55 +0200, Jachym Cepicky ha scritto: > [..] > There is no need for new special repositories. Maybe it makes sense for > backports. Of course, one place, where Windows users could get all the > FOSS4G stuff would be good :-) I think that a project like

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Jachym Cepicky
Hi, Luca Casagrande píše v Pá 26. 10. 2007 v 11:27 +0200: > Hi Jachym, > > your thoughts are right..before the repository, we need to define *the* > osgeo distribution. imho not: this is free software - free as freedom to choose, what you want to choose > For example, I am working on the Gentoo-

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Luca Casagrande
Hi Jachym, your thoughts are right..before the repository, we need to define *the* osgeo distribution. For example, I am working on the Gentoo-GIS repository and this could also be taken in consideration. My sentence was referred to the Ubuntu topic, and related to the fact that right now you are

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Venkatesh Raghavan
Hi Jachym and all, Jachym Cepicky wrote: ... the idea is nice, however, the organization never makes the packages - the people always do. Very true. imho, unless you do not want Ubuntu to became *the* osgeo distribution, you must not ignore other distributions. True, one must not ignore

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Jachym Cepicky
hi, the idea is nice, however, the organization never makes the packages - the people always do. imho, unless you do not want Ubuntu to became *the* osgeo distribution, you must not ignore other distributions. why should e.g. frankie (the grass debian package maintainer - many thanks!) work un

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Venkatesh Raghavan
Hi Luca, Luca Casagrande wrote: Hello everybody. What do you think about an Ubuntu repository managed by OSGEO? Great idea. I am all for it. Venka ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-26 Thread Luca Casagrande
Hello everybody. What do you think about an Ubuntu repository managed by OSGEO? Bye Luca Il giorno ven, 26/10/2007 alle 13.45 +0900, Venkatesh Raghavan ha scritto: > Hi Mateusz, > > Mateusz Loskot wrote: > .. > > > > Perhaps, it's well-known already, but there are two maintainers groups > > w

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-25 Thread Venkatesh Raghavan
Hi Mateusz, Mateusz Loskot wrote: .. Perhaps, it's well-known already, but there are two maintainers groups working on GIS packages for Debian and Ubuntu: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis Thanks. I was just wondering if someone was experimenting with AptonC

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-25 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Venkatesh Raghavan wrote: > Hi Hendra, > > We are starting to look into packaging > OSGeo software stack for Ubuntu using > the AptonCD packaging tool (http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/). > > We are in the process of learning to package > software for Unbuntu. > > If any others are interested in w

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-25 Thread Venkatesh Raghavan
Hi Hendra, We are starting to look into packaging OSGeo software stack for Ubuntu using the AptonCD packaging tool (http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/). We are in the process of learning to package software for Unbuntu. If any others are interested in working on this, we would be glad to join. Ki

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention

2007-10-25 Thread hendra aquan
w.debian.org > http://www.kombato.org - Seja seu próprio guarda-costas > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:06:18 -0200 > From: "Paulo Marcondes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's p

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Matt Perry's post on Ubuntu/GIS has gained a lot of attention.

2007-10-24 Thread Paulo Marcondes
2007/10/24, Paulo Marcondes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I saw it first on JamesFee's blog, then I just saw it linked on the > major brazilian linux-related blog... > > Nice. Maybe I should throw myself into writing a howto too. Oops, looks like I've forgotten the urls =] Spatially Adjusted (James Fee)