I’ve had about three opportunities in the last two weeks to talk about GIS and covering the sides of Open Source and Closed Source. I think I’ve done a decent job balancing the two. I completely missed this when it came out. From the email I received from Angelos Tzotsos to the OSGEO email list:
29 August 2014
Version 8.0 of the OSGeo-Live GIS software collection has been released, featuring over 50 open source, standards compliant geospatial applications.
Release Highlights
- Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
- We have moved from Xubuntu to the lighter Lubuntu base operating system, which starts up faster, requires less RAM, and uses less disk space, making it a better choice for running in a Virtual Machine or from a LiveDVD.
- We have upgraded to the latest 14.04.1 stable Long Term Support (LTS) release. LTS releases are put out every 2 years by Ubuntu.
- Debian packaging
- We have steadily been moving more of our projects to .deb packaging, which makes it easier to install programs on Debian-based systems such as OSGeo-Live, and allows application of post-release fixes if required.
- Applications
- 34 geospatial programs have been updated to newer versions.
- About OSGeo-Live
- OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB flash drive and Virtual Machine, pre-installed with robust open source geospatial software, which can be trialled without installing anything. It includes:
- Over 50 quality geospatial Open Source applications installed and pre-configured
- Free world maps and sample datasets
- Project Overview and step-by-step Quickstart for each application
- Lightning presentation of all applications, along with speaker’s script
- Overviews of key OGC standards
- Translations to multiple languages
Homepage: http://live.osgeo.org
Download details: http://live.osgeo.org/en/download.html
Post release glitches collected here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc/Errata/8.0
