[OSM-dev] "OSM Server Developer's Platform" An Idea for GSoC

[Parveen Arora]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 12:13 AM, Graham Jones <grahamjones139 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Parveen,
> I like this idea - getting the toolchain(s) working is quite tedious, and is
> a significant learning curve for new users.
Thank You.
> I think that you need to develop your idea into a proposal (pretty quickly -
> I do not think there is much time left for GSoC applications?  you need to
> check the time table!).
Yes I will submit my proposal on April7, 2011 and last date for
submitting proposal is April8.
> A few comments from me on your idea:
>
> You need to be clear what it is that you are proposing to build 'OSM Server'
> can mean a few different things from an API server to use for your own
> version of OSM, or I think you might mean a map rendering tile server?
> I think an easy set up for a map rendering system would be good.  It would
> be really nice if on my ubuntu system I could type "sudo apt-get install
> osm_mapnik2_tileserver" and it sets up the database etc.
Exactly the same. It will be a tile server with database and will do
rendering automatically.

> Which operating systems would this work on?  A linux variant like ubuntu
> would be the easiest, but it is also the easiest system to get it working on
> manually.
I will preferably do it with ubuntu. But It had taken mine 20 to 25
days when I have installed it first time, and again next time with the
same overhead but in 5 days approximately with doing so many things
manually.


> I would recommend using the operating system's package management system to
> avoid writing too much yourself, but there should be a fair amount of coding
> required to set up all of the right installation paths for the various tools
> etc.
Thank's for the suggestion.

> As to whether this exists already or not, I have not found it, but someone
> did once say there was a 'liveCD' for some of this, which may have some of
> what you are proposing if you can find it.
> Regards
I think having a "liveCD" and easy installation package are different
things, as we can make the liveCD of any working system or server and
can Install it anywhere on other system.
I have also made on liveCD which also works as Installation CD using
remastersys tool in Ubuntu.