This could also be something a local chapter or local interest group might be able to provide. It's volunteering I know, but it's a thought if vendors aren't on board.
Maybe for vendors the real question is "how does my participation make me the most money". Answer that question and they might be more willing to get on board. What about a live CD concept. Doesn't solve all problems but it eases setup. This brings us back to the OSGEO software stack. Cheers -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jody Garnett Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 18:29 To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Integration test bed On problem was expecting vendors to supply their own hardware for something that was a conference theme. If you made several machines available prior to the conference for the vendors to configure with their software you may get some traction. Vendors are very busy getting their own act together; fitting into a conference theme (like showcasing interoperability) is an extra that is hard to plan for. For some projects (like MapServer) we did not have a specific vendor or organization to pester into setting up an example service. An integration showcase would be a great message for the OSGeo booth however. Making machine available for community members to set up and configure would perhaps be a better approach. Jody Tim Bowden wrote: > I believe the integration test bed didn't go quite as well as planned. > Any thoughts as to why, and what could be done next time to improve > the experience? > > Regards, > Tim Bowden > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss