#OSGEO IRC Log - 2009-04-14

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02:37:13 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [1490]: added tour information <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/1490>
02:37:53 CIA-15: osgeo: simonh * r1490 /foss4g/2009/website/activities/index.html: added tour information
08:03:14 vmx: hi. i've sent an email to planet@osgeo.org a week ago to ask if my blog might be added to the planet. still no reply. does anyone know if anyone is receiving those emails?
08:04:43 TylerM: vmx: I've got them.. sorry, buried in a backlog
08:04:57 vmx: tylerm: np : )
08:05:12 TylerM: with three of us receiving the emails, we sometimes wait for the others to do the hard work ;- )
08:16:31 TylerM: vmx: all set up now.. thanks for your patience : )
08:18:17 vmx: TylerM: thanks a lot
08:18:39 TylerM: sorry for the delay, you're welcome
10:51:08 TylerM: yjacolin: ping
10:51:24 TylerM: adding some more journal documents.. are you in the middle of adding logo graphics?
10:51:45 wildintellect: TylerM, facebook group already hit 30 people
10:52:29 TylerM: nice
10:52:39 yjacolin: Hello
10:52:57 yjacolin: I think I just need to update Geotools and MapServer annual report
10:53:04 : * yjacolin is in the facebook group : )
11:05:51 TylerM: yjacolin: do you have image files already?
11:07:12 wildintellect: TylerM, correction today facebook is up to 68 people
11:08:09 yjacolin: what do yuo mean TylerM ?
11:10:31 TylerM: yjacolin: i see includegraphics requests in some pages, that point to projects/logo/.. but no files were there.
11:12:23 TylerM: so i started added logos. wasn't sure if you added those graphics pointers or if they came from the import I did initially.
11:13:17 yjacolin: ouch :( Do I forget them ?
11:13:49 yjacolin: indeed :/
11:13:58 : * yjacolin is comiting
11:14:02 yjacolin: done
11:14:03 TylerM: oh good.. glad I won't download them myself :D
11:14:28 TylerM: got them thx
11:14:29 yjacolin: ok I juist need to update geotools and mapserver annual report
11:14:29 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [1491]: forget logo :( <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/1491>
11:14:41 CIA-15: osgeo: yjacolin * r1491 /journal/volume_5/en-us/annual_report/projects/logo/ ( 11 files ): forget logo :(
11:14:42 TylerM: and gvsig images too : )
11:14:43 yjacolin: and all should be ok
11:15:18 yjacolin: I have to add a package as well in tyhe main tex file
11:15:26 yjacolin: I hope it is ok for you
11:16:18 TylerM: okay, i only just added africa and foss4g report
11:16:38 yjacolin: MapServer annual report need some updating, may be tomorrow the report will be finished
11:16:57 CIA-15: osgeo: yjacolin * r1492 /journal/volume_5/en-us/annual_report/projects/geotools.tex: updating GeoTools annual reports
11:16:58 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [1492]: updating GeoTools? annual reports <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/1492>
11:17:10 TylerM: do you have more changes for the main tex to commit still?
11:17:32 yjacolin: no more change
11:17:56 TylerM: cannot find gvsig images
11:18:01 TylerM: do you have some?
11:18:10 TylerM: e.g. annual_report/projects/gvsig/300px-4t
11:18:10 TylerM: h_gvSIG_conf_people.jpg
11:18:21 yjacolin: gvsig logo are in the logo directory
11:18:39 TylerM: these are other images, not logos
11:18:44 yjacolin: aarh again completly miss : )
11:18:52 TylerM: hehe
11:19:13 yjacolin: ok it should be ok now
11:19:13 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [1493]: adding gvsig picture <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/1493>
11:19:51 CIA-15: osgeo: yjacolin * r1493 /journal/volume_5/en-us/annual_report/projects/gvsig/ ( 4 files ): adding gvsig picture
11:20:57 TylerM: je la trouve meilleure, merci!
11:21:57 TylerM: temp pour le déjeuner...
11:25:40 yjacolin: bion appétit : )
11:25:45 yjacolin: bon appétit : )
11:43:46 TylerM: yjacolin: awesome work.. thanks for help on this.
11:43:46 TylerM: biab
11:44:00 yjacolin: you are welcome : )
12:11:33 epifanio: hi all ... is anyone intersed to try out a live-dvd based on Geo-foss SW ?
12:14:47 wildintellect: epifanio, sure
12:16:46 epifanio: i've uploaded it on ftp right now, it is based on ubuntu 9.04 .. so it is unstable yet ( we'll whait the 9.04 official release to buid a final .iso )
12:17:14 bitner: _wolf_: ping
12:17:25 : <_wolf_> bitner: pong
12:17:50 epifanio: here the ftp link : http://www.geofemengineering.it/data/epigis.iso
12:17:58 epifanio: it is 2.6 gb
12:18:08 epifanio: i know .. is not so light ...
12:18:27 epifanio: but i'm tring to include in it tutorial examples dataset etc ..
12:18:35 wildintellect: it's a DVD no big deal, I'll give it a shot when I get to my lab in a few
12:18:48 wildintellect: the OSGeo one is like 1.8GB so you're not far from the norm
12:19:38 epifanio: any feedback is really wellcome! a non exhaustive description of what is included is avaiable here :
12:20:17 epifanio: http://wiki.gfoss.it/index.php/LiveDVD-GFOSS.it
12:20:20 sigq: Title: LiveDVD-GFOSS.it - GfossWiki ( at wiki.gfoss.it )
12:20:34 wildintellect: is it easy to add more stuff?
12:21:20 epifanio: yes
12:21:30 wildintellect: I'd really like to get josm with some osm data included
12:21:38 epifanio: i'm able to add any stuff you suggest me to add
12:21:51 : * racicot starts a download of the iso...
12:22:10 epifanio: already i included only mapnic osm2pgsql and italy.osm
12:22:35 wildintellect: epifanio, I'm thinking more of how to make it collaborative so multiple people can contribute and so datasets can be swapped for local ones
12:22:43 wildintellect: are you on the live dvd mailing list?
12:23:01 epifanio: yes i'm on the list
12:23:46 wildintellect: ah good, we should discuss more about how to really collaborate on theses live discs, I'll have to read through what tools you used etc
12:24:29 epifanio: i done it of course myself ... beacouse i need a gadjet to free distribuite in an italian event 1 May
12:25:09 wildintellect: now imagine if you could have just easily extended the existing disc to add what you wanted
12:25:33 wildintellect: do you have a page up about how you did it, ie procedure?
12:26:02 epifanio: it followed a really simple procedure
12:26:05 epifanio: i've an old laptop, i'm using it as "guinea pig"
12:26:18 epifanio: installing only the needed sw
12:26:51 epifanio: and generic driver, then i used remastersys to make .iso backup og the system
12:27:00 epifanio: *of
12:27:02 wildintellect: got it
12:27:09 wildintellect: so the key was remastersys
12:27:14 epifanio: yes!
12:27:28 mindspit: OSGeo Google Summer of Code 2009 is sharpmap included in that ?
12:27:40 wildintellect: epifanio, thanks, I'm going to try doing it all in a virtual machine
12:27:40 epifanio: it is easy .. it install in the iso the needed sw ... to make a live bootable .iso
12:29:05 wildintellect: mindspit, I don't recall hearing about any students apps or mentors for sharpmap but _wolf_ is the person to check with
12:29:40 : <_wolf_> mindspit: sharpmap?
12:30:09 : <_wolf_> no no sharpmap
12:30:20 epifanio: just for notice , i included some 3d stuff that needs 3d accelerate driver, to have it wotking ( on areal machine ) using the live cd, simply go to "detect driver" .. install it if found some, then crtl-alt-F* to go in a shall and restart gdm "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" ... so it will use the driver on the live cd
12:30:23 mindspit: yes sharpmap why not ?
12:31:09 wildintellect: is sharpmap an OSGeo Labs project?
12:31:42 mindspit: i don't know
12:31:53 : * _wolf_ wonders what sharpmap is
12:31:54 crschmidt: I don't think SharpMap is at all related to OSGEO
12:31:57 crschmidt: OSGeo*
12:32:09 wildintellect: ya I don't think so either
12:32:32 wildintellect: it's an open source web mapping framework in C#.net as far as I know
12:32:42 : <_wolf_> afaik no its not
12:33:01 wildintellect: I could be mixing it up with something else though
12:33:22 mindspit: http://www.codeplex.com/SharpMap
12:33:47 mindspit: SharpMap is an easy-to-use mapping library for use in web and desktop applications. It provides access to many types of GIS data, enables spatial querying of that data, and renders beautiful maps
12:33:55 mindspit: The engine is written in C# and based on the .Net 2.0 framework. SharpMap is released under GNU Lesser General Public License.
12:34:17 mindspit: it supports shape and many other types of data : )
12:34:35 mindspit: it should be !
12:34:37 wildintellect: mindspit, they aren't part of OSGeo and they aren't on Google's list
12:34:47 mindspit: it's more usable than mapwindow
12:34:53 mindspit: it supports themeing
12:34:58 wildintellect: mindspit, tell the project, it's up to the project to join OSGeo
12:34:59 mindspit: and styling of layers
12:35:18 crschmidt: join osgeo or join gsoc
12:36:04 mindspit: ok.
12:36:12 mindspit: i will tell these guys about it
12:36:32 mindspit: has anyone tried mapwindow ?
12:36:49 wildintellect: only seen a demo
12:37:21 mindspit: i see
12:38:06 wildintellect: well like a good number of people in the room here I don't have an windows machines - so it's not exactly at the top of my list of things to try
12:38:20 mindspit: well sharpmap compared in this early .net relase of mapwindow6 is really better : ) personal opinion
12:38:27 mindspit: yes ... it will support mono : )
12:38:32 mindspit: prpably
12:38:40 mindspit: they rewrite the engine
12:38:47 mindspit: mapwindow uses directx !
12:39:20 wildintellect: mono has been hit or miss so I tend to skip over it and go straight to stuff I know will work cross platform
12:40:50 wildintellect: but don't get me wrong I'm happy to see both projects doing well - I know there are many .net only shops out there and those are a good option for them
12:43:35 mindspit: ok
12:44:05 mindspit: well is there any other alternative or .net library i should know about ?
12:45:37 wildintellect: mindspit, most of what you see on http://www.osgeo.org/ are alternatives
12:45:40 sigq: Title: OSGeo.org | Your Open Source Compass ( at www.osgeo.org )
12:51:03 mindspit: it had not a link to sharpmap : ) lol
12:52:48 : * crschmidt thinks mindspit might not understand what OSGeo is
12:53:11 mindspit: propably i dont
12:53:17 mindspit: : ) excuse me
12:53:41 mindspit: can you explain ?
12:56:11 crschmidt: OSGeo is a 'foundation', supporting the development of member projects
12:56:27 crschmidt: We work with participating projects to offer hosting, common infrastructure, community, etc.
12:56:39 mindspit: i see
12:56:46 crschmidt: In orderr for a project to be an 'osgeo project', it must pass a certain set of social and technical criteria
12:57:05 crschmidt: this process acts as a 'vetting' of the project to some extent, ensuring that it is propertly maintained by its community and not likely to die/disappear
12:57:49 crschmidt: OSGeo primarily works with projects that come to it; we do not ( generally ) offer support services to unrelated projects unless they express interest in becoming members of the foundation.
12:59:09 mindspit: ok i understand
12:59:13 crschmidt: SharpMap has not been an active participant in the OSGeo community as far as I've seen; potentially because they see no reason to be, which is fair. As a result, however, the project isn't an OSGeo project, and is not included in foundation activities like SoC
12:59:59 mindspit: now its clear to me. I will ask them then! : )
13:02:39 crschmidt: an excellent plan : )
13:02:58 FrankW: I will say, I'd like to see closer ties between Sharpmap and OSGeo.
13:03:04 mindspit: sorry for my misunderstanding
13:03:37 crschmidt: mindspit: it's not a problem at all
13:03:41 : <_wolf_> on that subject, what do you people think about mapnik
13:04:03 FrankW: _wolf_: About whether we would like it as an OSGeo project?
13:04:28 : <_wolf_> FrankW: that and general impressions of it
13:04:54 crschmidt: _wolf_: Mapnik is a perfectly usable project, and with springmeyer now participating actively, I've seen a significant growth in community
13:05:16 FrankW: My impression is that it has some advanced rendering features. That it is relatively hard to build and deploy. And that it ( perhaps ) has a dictator based development model.
13:05:17 crschmidt: I feel that in general, the project has a somewhat fragile ecosystem; when Artem disappears ( as has happened ) things tend to stall
13:05:31 : <_wolf_> cool : ) I rather like it myself, but that is only a first impression
13:06:16 FrankW: I will say, i'm happy enough with it operating on it's own, but perhaps that's because I think we have plenty of web map server projects already and I'm a bit worried about further dilution.
13:06:16 : <_wolf_> but let's see what happens when I try to build it :P
13:06:24 FrankW: It has played an important role driving MapServer and MapGuide to use AGG.
13:06:44 FrankW: Where by "driving" I mean demonstrating the advantages by example.
13:07:03 : <_wolf_> well keep on talking. I'm going to sleep now... I'll read the logs ; )
13:07:31 FrankW: I've said all I can think of and to be honest I don't know all that much about it.
13:09:21 springmeyer: hey guys
13:09:43 crschmidt: howdy ho, springmeyer-ino
13:10:18 springmeyer: ya in the past Mapnik has been difficult to build because the build system lagged in attention in comparison to the actually library
13:11:27 springmeyer: so dependencies were hard to link up, but we've got much better docs and a bit better build system so its not too hard to build on linux and os x
13:13:15 springmeyer: as far as deployment, well Mapnik is just the library so deployment considerations are separate
13:14:53 springmeyer: and addressing FrankW's other thought on the development model, I've sensed that the lead/founder Artem is far from a dictator
13:15:36 mindspit: have you seen http://www.capaware.org/ ?
13:15:39 sigq: Title: Capaware, un framework geográfico 3D Multicapa ( at www.capaware.org )
13:15:43 FrankW: I would like to stress my knowledge is not at all deep, or current.
13:15:48 springmeyer: once folks pick up on his openness the patches have been rolling in : )
13:16:11 springmeyer: FrankW: I would stress my knowledge is recent and shallow : )
13:16:19 FrankW: springmeyer: I gather then that there are mutliple commiters to the code tree?
13:17:21 springmeyer: FrankW: yes, 5-6 active and another handful less active
13:17:39 FrankW: Cool, that sounds pretty healthy.
13:18:19 FrankW: mindspit: I hadn't read about capaware before - was there a question? Or were you suggesting someone look into it?
13:19:29 crschmidt: springmeyer: note that a dictator position is not a bad thing in a software project
13:19:34 mindspit: i am just impresed by the graphics : )
13:19:40 crschmidt: Guido is often described as taking a dictatorial role in Python development
13:20:18 springmeyer: crschmidt: ya, I feel that too. Much of my involvment of late has been trying to get Artem to dictate : )
13:20:41 : * crschmidt isn't of the opinion that number-of-developers strongly controls that, but instead "number of people whose opinion counts as The One True Path"
13:21:04 springmeyer: well put
13:21:20 crschmidt: Despite an active PSC, nearly a dozen semi-active contributors, and a userbase of thousans, and despite my best efforts, a lot of people still go to me directly for opiions on OpenLayes patches
13:25:24 mindspit: bye all ! thanks!
13:31:57 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [1494]: OSGeo Gift Certificate <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/1494>
13:32:19 CIA-15: osgeo: ticheler * r1494 /marketing/ ( certificates certificates/OSGeo-Gift-Certificate.png ): OSGeo Gift Certificate
14:27:38 wildint: if I wanted a list of all the events OSGeo has had a booth at in the last year or so, would looking through all the pages on the wiki with Past Events and Events categories be the best way?
14:53:32 wildint: epifanio, testing your live disc now
14:53:49 wildint: I'll post about feedback on the live demo list
14:54:51 wildint: epifanio, what's the user/password
14:55:13 epifanio: user : sasha pasword : tiamo
14:55:55 darkblue_B: hi epifanio
14:55:55 wildint: better put that on the splash screen or no one will ever remember how to login
14:56:14 darkblue_B: I also loaded the .iso.. booted it remotely..
14:56:24 darkblue_B: no time to go further.. nice art though !
14:56:46 wildint: is it the same user/pass for postgis?
14:56:56 : * epifanio ... sasha was my love ... a wimin German shepherd dog
14:57:06 epifanio: the user is postgres
14:57:15 epifanio: use the same password "tiamo"
14:59:15 epifanio: if you are on a non virtualizzed environment, i suggest to see if ubuntu can detect better diriver for your video card
14:59:54 epifanio: it will detect avaiable wi-fi internet connection, then check "hadware parts" in the gnome menu
15:01:04 epifanio: then restart gdm without reboot ( obviously ), the live is installable too
15:14:17 epifanio: ratman will give you segfault ( i had the same eror on my desk too ), i mailed the dev team whaiting for an answer ( mybe the server used in the test file are down ) but i need to do a better debug
15:21:31 epifanio: wildint : what's the osgeo-list name ( object's name ) related to the live project ? ( searching it in my mail archive ... )
15:22:30 epifanio: ahh found it : live-demo
15:41:27 epifanio: i'm mailing to the list, i've added a link here : http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Links_to_related_projects
15:41:28 sigq: Title: Live GIS Disc - OSGeo Wiki ( at wiki.osgeo.org )
19:50:23 bitner: _wolf_: we're going to go for all ten, sorry to bother you
20:28:18 : <_wolf_> bitner: ok, good luck!
20:36:51 Schuyler: who's got an image that illustrates the OSGeo software stacks?
20:37:16 : * Schuyler presenting to the Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis tomorrow
20:37:23 Schuyler: would like an image to stick into a slide deck
20:38:57 wildintellect: did you check Camerons slides
20:39:26 mleslie: Schuyler: I've got one I can send you.
20:39:44 Schuyler: please do
20:39:49 Schuyler: wildintellect: link?
20:40:16 wildintellect: do you remember the name of the company that Cameron works for in Australia
20:40:27 mleslie: LISAsoft
20:41:37 wildintellect: hmm, maybe I still have the copies somewhere on my drives
20:42:26 mleslie: We've got several presentations posted at http://www.lisasoft.com/LISAsoft/Company/Presentations.html, but I don't think we've updated them lately.
20:42:28 sigq: Title: Presentations ( at www.lisasoft.com )
20:43:13 wildintellect: ya that's what I was thinking of
20:45:03 mleslie: images away.
21:19:58 TylerM: does something wrong here ? http://geonetwork-opensource.org or just me?
21:20:00 sigq: Title: Introduction GeoNetwork opensource ( at geonetwork-opensource.org )