On Sun, 2008-02-17 at 11:52 +0000, Etienne wrote: > An OSMF donor has offered a reasonable donation/payment if someone > were to make "a simple guide on how to install and display maps on > your unix-based server". > > They want something that "even the most basic linux users can figure > it out". > > The requirements are not totally clear at the moment but if anyone is > interested in doing this please contact me.
I have been thinking for sometime about taking the work I did on building slippy maps on Fedora 7[1] and using it as the basis for creating a live DVD or USB Fedora distribution[2][3]. The idea would be that you would insert the USB key of DVD and reboot. When the system had started up you would be presented with a simple desktop with an open web browser showing the map. Ideal for giving away at conventions and conferences! There are (at least) three issues that would need to be addressed: 1) How do install/package the Postgres database containing the plant.osm dump? I think you can do this with hooks into the livecd creator script. 2) Would such a spin fit on a DVD? This could probably be managed by tailoring the data - eg a UK only or US only edition. 3) Would the fast moving nature of the OSM world make this a pointless exercise? Due to day job commitments I probably can't lead such a project, but I would be happy to help where I could. Keith. [1] http://www.passback.org.uk/maps/fedora.shtml [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD [3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
