Hamish wrote: >> So portable gis has applications already installed, and >> would run best from a memory stick, as opposed to the >> LiveDVD which currently has windows installers? > >> This makes sense. >> I'm now wondering whether it would make sense for the >> portable GIS to be distributed via the LiveDVD as well, in >> order to maximise exposure of portableGIS to new users. (The >> LiveDVD is being handed out at conferences). >> >> "Want to try GeoFOSS on windows now? Go to the >> portable GIS directory, or for better performance, copy the >> portableGIS directory onto a memory stick and run from >> there." > > For live USB on MS-Windows see also Firefox Portable Edition, and more > generally the other stuff at portableapps.com, e.g. Notepad++ Portable > Edition: > http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable > http://portableapps.com/apps/development/notepadpp_portable > > > unlike Linux LiveDVD-R, I might speculate that the read-onliness of the > DVD could be a sticky problem on MS-Windows. (but via USB stick might work > ala portableapps approach) > > > ..... and don't forget Mac OSX! IME many academics join FOSS because the > apps will run natively, while they have to use emulation/dual boot to run > "market leader" software, which is usually of limited support. For that > practical reason and a number of social reasons they are very easy > converts after the required exposure to the available options. > I would estimate that my dept is >60% apple (mostly biologists). > > > Hamish >
I agree that aiming for OSGeo projects to build portableapps installs is a good direction - portableapps has tools to shrink file foot print and optomize execution on device. Things like Postgres should be integrated into XAMP which has a nice service manager. For mac, there is an example at: http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps/ Alex _______________________________________________ Live-demo mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo
