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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-02-26

Posts: 223

Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Hi!

I Just found this package on the Website, maybe it can become a real alternative to the closed source Google-Earth application. Is somebody willing to create a PKGBUILD?

Here's the homepage: http://gaia.serezhkin.com/

lessthanjake

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From: Norway

Registered: 2005-11-09

Posts: 319

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Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

I love the fact that people are reverse engineering closed software even if it has a GNU/Linux version. Why is not anyone reverse engineering skype

lessthanjake

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From: Norway

Registered: 2005-11-09

Posts: 319

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Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Here is a PKGBUILD. I was unsure about where to install the files since the executable file needs to be in the same directory as the data folder. Don't know if my solution is any good?

#PKGBUILD
#Maintainer: Mathias Nedrebø <mathias <at> nedrebo.org>
pkgname=gaia
pkgver=0.1.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Gaia is an attempt to reverse engineer famous Google Earth and implement it's functionality in open, portable, customizable and extendable way."
url="http://gaia.serezhkin.com/"
license="gpl"
depends=('sdl')
makedepends=('scons')
source=(''http://gaia.serezhkin.com/gaia-${pkgver}.tar.bz2)
md5sums=('9a9f5a3e5095dae5dbf2e6dd998d1f5d')

build() {
  cd $startdir/src/gaia-${pkgver}
  scons gpsd=0
  mkdir -p ${startdir}/pkg/etc/gaia/data/
  install -m755 ${startdir}/src/gaia-${pkgver}/gaia ${startdir}/pkg/etc/gaia/
  install -m644 ${startdir}/src/gaia-${pkgver}/data/font.png ${startdir}/pkg/etc/gaia/data/
  mkdir -p ${startdir}/pkg/usr/bin/
  printf "#!/bin/bashncd /etc/gaia/n./gaia $@n" > ${startdir}/gaia
  install -m755 ${startdir}/gaia ${startdir}/pkg/usr/bin/
}

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Normal way to handle this is to install in /usr/share/<pkgname>, and supply the launch script separately, instead of creating it in the PKGBUILD.

Incidentally - doesn't the Linux version just use embedded Wine i.e. it's not truly open source?

Damnshock

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From: Barcelona

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 414

Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Google Earth for linux actually uses wine, right.

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Pierre

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From: Bonn

Registered: 2004-07-05

Posts: 1,964

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Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Google Earth for linux actually uses wine, right.

No, its a native qt-app.

I don`t think Google will allow gaia to access their server if it becomes more popular.

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josephmc

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From: Texas,USA

Registered: 2005-03-16

Posts: 51

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Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

picasa uses wine, google earth doesn't

i can't imagine gaia becoming too popular when there is no real need for it but i can see why somebody would want to reverse engineer it for the fun of it. not to mention the whole "linux needs to be completely open source" thing.

stonecrest

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From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

25 November 2006, we've got the letter from Michael Jones, the Chief Technologist of Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Local search, requesting us to cease reverse engineering and improper usage of licensed data that Google Earth use. We understand and respect Google's position on the case, so we've removed all downloads from this page and we ask everybody who have ever downloaded gaia 0.1.0 and prior versions to delete all files concerned with the project, which include source code, binary files and image cache (~/.gaia).

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tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

picasa uses wine, google earth doesn't

That's what I was thinking of - thanks josephmc.

daedalusman

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From: CO, USA

Registered: 2006-12-05

Posts: 258

Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Well there is an open source program like this already out there created by NASA. Though its only for windows, I don't know if its portable but it's open source so at least one could use the code.

http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Main_page

Romashka

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Registered: 2005-12-07

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Re: Gaia - Open Source Google Earth Client

Gaia now uses images from NASA WorldWind.

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