#OSGEO IRC Log - 2009-10-21

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00:05:29 jgarnett: yeah
17:28:31 seven: Hey sigq - no logging today?
17:28:55 seven: @seen FrankW
17:28:55 sigq: seven: FrankW was last seen in #osgeo 1 day, 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 36 seconds ago: * FrankW is rather curious second hand!
17:30:03 seven: Hum. Seem to be up now. So this morning's lightning talks and presentation logs are not logged. Pity.
17:40:09 seven: I added the missing logs here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/2009-10-22_FOSS4G-IRC_log
17:40:10 sigq: Title: 2009-10-22 FOSS4G-IRC log - OSGeo Wiki ( at wiki.osgeo.org )
18:06:39 : * seven has misplaced her camera. Anybody at the OSGeo booth pls grab it for me if its there.
19:27:06 sigq: osgeofeed: Changeset [2706]: Mike's formatted slides <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/2706>
19:27:40 CIA-18: osgeo: jmckenna * r2706 /foss4g/benchmarking/scripts/results/ ( ComparisonCharts.ods benchmarking2009.odp ): Mike's formatted slides
20:01:56 seven: Jeff on stage
20:02:20 seven: MapServer is upp to spec but does not pass the test.
20:02:27 seven: There are some issues in with the test.
20:02:46 seven: Follow the ticket in OSGeo's MapServer trac instance
20:03:50 seven: Since 4.4 ows* metadata can be used
20:04:04 seven: talks about each standard specifically.
20:04:28 seven: First support in 2001, as an early adopter
20:05:10 seven: Since 5.4 WMS 1.3 is supported.
20:05:25 seven: Including Axis Order Confusion Hell
20:05:55 seven: Iffy - follow up here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Axis_Order_Confusion
20:05:56 sigq: Title: Axis Order Confusion - OSGeo Wiki ( at wiki.osgeo.org )
20:13:47 seven: Question: What is the support status for KML
20:14:10 seven: There was a Google Summer of Code project
20:14:21 seven: the results have not been reviewed that
20:14:30 seven: but something is working + there is new interest
20:14:47 seven: For version 6 KML support will be supported
20:16:31 seven: Satish: When and how to choose MapServer and GeoServer?
20:17:07 seven: Paul Ramsey suggests the format support is a strangth of MapServer
20:17:31 seven: The m
20:17:38 seven: The MapServer are so modest.
20:17:43 seven: The MapServer folks are so modest.
20:18:03 seven: Easier to get started with GeoServer, nice interface, easier to use.
20:19:06 seven: What about WCS
20:19:07 seven: ?
20:19:23 seven: It delivers not-interpreted data
20:19:36 seven: Q: Interest in the shootout
20:20:14 seven: ...GeoServer's largest dependency is on Java which brings its own problems.
20:23:19 seven: Q: What is the reoadmpa for Open Web Context and Web Map Tiling?
20:24:04 seven: OWS context will pickup this winter
20:24:20 seven: Raj coments on compliance testing:
20:24:33 seven: Anybody from the FOSS community can join the processes
20:25:04 seven: Daniel plints out the the certification shoudl be set in stone before it goes out.
20:25:18 seven: Raj says that this is still work in progress.
20:26:02 seven: question on test suite download
20:43:44 seven: Mike Adair on stage showing proj4js
20:44:29 seven: Q: will it be possible to convert raster with it, maybe from WMS?
20:44:35 seven: No, just vector features
20:45:05 seven: spatialreference.org is the best address to get the code
20:45:18 seven: by including the cript tag
20:45:48 seven: Daniel's private flash shootout with Arnulf at http://www.flickr.com/photos/39779098@N02/4033345703/in/set-72157622629718860/
20:45:50 sigq: Title: Shootout on Flickr - Photo Sharing! ( at www.flickr.com )
20:51:32 epifanio: seven: this phpto is awesome http://www.flickr.com/photos/39779098@N02/4030313363/in/set-72157622629718860/ congrats!
20:51:33 sigq: Title: Arnulf and the GNU on Flickr - Photo Sharing! ( at www.flickr.com )
21:09:24 seven: epifanio: Thanks to Jeroen, he just got the right moment.
21:12:10 ticheler: thanks seven :- )
21:13:18 epifanio: eheh ... cheers to All ;- )
21:15:09 ticheler: ciao epifanio !
21:15:19 seven: Jeff shoows the Yukon Atlas. Great site. Amazing how much they get done up there with so little people.
21:15:25 seven: Well, they do have long nights...
21:16:17 seven: That is Jeff Hamm, the other was Jeff McKenna
21:16:43 seven: Funny how some of the data reaches out into the US territory
21:16:50 danmo: This is a Chameleon app... we had forgotten that it could still be used for such cool apps
21:16:50 seven: others just stop dead at the border.
21:16:57 epifanio: weilĂ ! ticheler , looking the photo i seen a lot of bolsena people in sydney, say hello to them from Massimo ;- )
21:17:04 danmo: make me reconsider the end of life of Chameleon
21:17:21 seven: Yeah, we tend to be so relentlessly up to date that we forget that stuff can be used for years.
21:17:29 seven: and it works.
21:17:38 danmo: yeah, it just works : )
21:17:54 nhv: hehe good one http://www.flickr.com/photos/39779098@N02/4030313363/in/set-72157622629718860/
21:17:55 sigq: Title: Arnulf and the GNU on Flickr - Photo Sharing! ( at www.flickr.com )
21:17:58 seven: The amount of data they have is really amazing.