Monday 23 November 2015

Starting build cycle for OSGeo-Live 9.5

We are starting the build cycle for version 9.5 of the OSGeo-Live DVD/USB/VM which will be released in March 2016, ready for several special events, including FOSS4G-NA, FOSSGIS (Salzburg, Austria), among others.

We would like to hear from anyone wishing to add new projects to OSGeo-Live, anyone wishing to extend or add translations, or anyone who has ideas on how we should shape the upcoming release.

Key Milestones

  • 11 Jan 2016 All new applications installed, most old applications updated
  • 01 Feb 2016 Feature Freeze (all apps updated)
  • 15 Feb 2016 User Acceptance Test (all apps installed and working)
  • 21 Mar 2016 Final ISO sent to printers

About OSGeo-Live

OSGeo-live is a Lubuntu based distribution of Geospatial Open Source Software, available via a Live DVD, Virtual Machine and USB. You can use OSGeo-Live to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.