[Freegis-list] Re: FOSS GIS suite project? (was Mandrake GIS)

[Tyler Mitchell]

> What do you think about virtual package. Many distribution offer this 
> option (Mandrake and Debian do, other probably). When you install a 
> virtual package, you install all the dependencies of this virtual 
> package (other package like MapServer, Grass, ..., ..., ...) and you 
> configure them. I don't have to redo work that was previously done.

I think that is the general idea.  Many users don't want to (and can't) 
deal with shared libraries, compiling from source.

> It will be very important to have a workplace. Which web site or 
> organisation can given complete tools for building this suite ?

Sourceforge is a natural option, though I'd say it's open for discussion. 
Any suggestions?

May I suggest we drop this discussion from the Postgis user list and keep 
it on Freegis, since many of us are on both lists?

Tyler