HI! This is a test. Trying to post to this list.
2009/1/14 Mike Leahy <mgle...@alumni.uwaterloo.ca> > Hello List/Devs, > > Congrats on the 1.0 release - I've been using Qgis since I first heard > about it several years ago, and it has proven very useful. > > I'm currently doing some project work that involves collecting data from > volunteers in a case study. As part of a return-on-time-invested, I've been > providing the people who have worked with me with copies of the data along > with Qgis project file, and a copy of Qgis binaries with a link that opens > the project file in Qgis directly off the CD (btw, an option for relative > pathnames in a Qgis project would be a bonus here). I also have included > the installer (for previous versions) for those that are interested in using > Qgis without the CD. > > This brings me to the subject of my email - will there be a standalone > window installer for Qgis, as with the previous versions? The osgeo4w > installer is great, but it adds a level of complexity that will cause many > of the people I'm working with to not bother with it. It also requires an > Internet connection (I tried installing offline using downloaded files, but > the installer crashes before it gets to the application list). Since many > of my volunteers have limited access to the Internet, this is a bit of a > barrier as well. > > If there are no plans for a standalone installer, that's fine - I can work > around these issues (or continue with v0.11 for now). But if it is being > considered at all, then I'd like to vote +1 for it. > > Best regards, > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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