ok, I have changed #740 to critical, I didn't intend to flag this as a blocker for the release of 2.2, just flagging it as a blocker to using the feature.
+1 everything Trevor writes The following companies have donated funds towards getting the GDAL raster provider into a usable state. OTX Systems Pacific Alliance Technologies Explore Australia Ennoble Consultancy Spatial Integrators http://www.otxsystems.com/community-initiatives/gdal-provider-initiative.html As a result we now have a stable provider, now if a few more companies who use MGOS a commerical environment **voted** with some additional sponsorship, we could easily achieve what everyone desires, fully working raster support out of the box z On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Trevor Wekel <trevor_we...@otxsystems.com> wrote: > > I agree with Martin. Although this defect is important, it should not hold > back the 2.2 release. > > Once 2.2.0 is out the door, we should start identifying defects/enhancements > for 2.2.1. Our patch releases are virtually non-existent. Ideally, I would > like to see patch releases sent out every four months with major releases on > a yearly basis. For example, PHP and Apache typically release three patch > builds every year. We should be able to do the same with community support. > > The most straightforward way to get a defect fixed or an enhancement > implemented is to contract a project developer to do the work. For example, > I would enjoy fixing and enhancing the FDO GDAL Raster Provider if funding > was available. > > Long term support for build infrastructure and build automation would also > reduce the effort required for project developers to get fixes and > enhancements into the hands of the community. General availability of > nightly or weekly builds for all supported platforms is important. It would > enable any and all project developers to simply say: > > "Download build 2.2.0.6001 from ... It contains the defect/enhancement you > were looking for" > > > Voting on a "new feature list" would be an excellent idea if the MapGuide > Open Source Project had spare resources available to implement the "new > feature list". Unfortunately, there is insufficient donation/sponsorship > funding to retain a developer to work on "the list". > > > > Regards, > Trevor > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mapguide-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > [mailto:mapguide-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Milicevic > Sent: February 28, 2011 10:18 AM > To: MapGuide Users Mail List > Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] RE: Raster provider > > I think that this ticket should be high priority. Raster provider support is > pretty important. I haven't see any GIS project without raster base layer in > last couple of years. > > It would be nice that community can vote for "new features list" or have more > influence what is important for next release. > > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > > -- Zac Spitzer Solution Architect / Director Ennoble Consultancy Australia http://www.ennoble.com.au http://zacster.blogspot.com +61 405 847 168 _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users
