[GRASS-SVN] r50363 - grass-web/trunk/announces

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Author: martinl
Date: 2012-01-21 10:29:38 -0800 (Sat, 21 Jan 2012)
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+GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released
+XX January 2012
+http://grass.osgeo.org
+
+We are pleased to announce that the new stable version of GRASS GIS
+6.4.2 has been released. This release fixes some bugs discovered in
+the 6.4.0 source code and adds a few new features (over 1230 updates
+to the source code with respect to 6.4.0 have been added). As a stable
+release series the 6.4 line will enjoy long-term support.
+
+GRASS 6.4.2 brings a number of incremental enhancements to the 6.4
+stable series of releases. The new wxPython graphical user interface
+(wxGUI) has been updated with a load of new features and tools; Python
+is now a fully supported scripting language, including a python
+toolkit and hooks back into the core GIS libraries; and MS-Windows
+support continues to mature.
+
+GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the
+academic and professional worlds in that it is developed and
+distributed by users for users, mostly on a volunteer basis, in the
+open, and is given away for free. The source code is also freely
+available, allowing for immediate customization, examination of the
+underlying algorithms, addition of new features, and faster patching
+of bugs.
+
+Full story at http://grass.osgeo.org/announces/announce_grass642.html
+
+
+About GRASS GIS
+
+The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to
+as GRASS, is an Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS)
+providing powerful raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines
+in a single integrated software suite. GRASS includes tools for
+spatial modeling, visualization of raster and vector data, management
+and analysis of geospatial data, and the processing of satellite and
+aerial imagery. It also provides the capability to produce
+sophisticated presentation graphics and hardcopy maps.  GRASS has now
+been translated into twenty languages and supports a huge array of
+data formats. It is distributed under the terms of the GNU General
+Public License (GPL).

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+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
+   <meta name="Author" content="GRASS Development Team">
+   <title>GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released</title>
+   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://grass.osgeo.org/sitestyle.css">
+   <style type="text/css"> h3 { background-color: transparent; }</style>
+</head>
+<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
+
+<div align="right">
+[ <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/index.php">HOME</a> ]
+</div>
+
+<center>
+<img src="http://grass.osgeo.org/images/grasslogo_vector_small.png"
+     alt=" _\|/_ GRASS GIS logo" hspace="22">
+<br>
+<br>
+
+<b>The GRASS Development Team announces</b>
+
+<h2>GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released XX January 2012</h2>
+</center>
+<br>
+<table width="80%" align="center" bgcolor="#efefef" cellpadding="40"><tr><td>
+
+We are pleased to announce that a new stable version of
+<a href="http://grass.osgeo.org">GRASS GIS 6.4.2</a> has been released.
+This release fixes some bugs discovered in the 6.4.0 source code and
+a few new features (over 1230 updates to the source code with respect 
+to 6.4.0 have been added). As a stable release 6.4 will enjoy long-term
+support.
+
+<p>
+GRASS 6.4 brings a number of exciting enhancements to the GIS. Our new
+<em>wxPython graphical user interface</em> (wxGUI) is debuted, Python
+is now a fully supported scripting language, and for the first time
+since its inception with a port from the VAX 11/780 in 1983, GRASS
+runs natively also on a non-UNIX based platform: MS-Windows.
+
+<h3>What's new in GRASS 6.4.2</h3>
+
+A detailed description of changes can be found in the
+<a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2-News">GRASS 6.4.2 Release News</a> page.
+
+<p>
+For a comprehensive list of changes see the
+  <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/ChangeLog_6.4.2.gz">6.4 ChangeLog</a> file.
+
+<h3>Software download and CDROM/DVD</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/download/">http://grass.osgeo.org/download/</a></li>
+<li>numerous <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/mirrors.php">mirror sites</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php">GRASS on CDROM/DVD</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>About GRASS GIS</h3>
+
+The <i>Geographic Resources Analysis Support System</i>, commonly
+referred to as GRASS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS)
+providing powerful raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines
+in a single integrated software suite. GRASS includes tools for
+spatial modeling, visualization of raster and vector data, management
+and analysis of geospatial data, and the processing of satellite and
+aerial imagery. It also provides the capability to produce
+sophisticated presentation graphics and hardcopy maps. GRASS has now
+been translated into twenty languages and supports a huge array of
+data formats.
+
+<p>
+GRASS is a founding member of <a href="http://www.osgeo.org">The Open
+Source Geospatial Foundation</a> (OSGeo), a non-profit legal entity
+which has enjoyed extraordinary growth. We expect that this formal
+infrastructure will guarantee that the GRASS community will be well
+supported and vibrant far into the future.
+
+<p>
+GRASS is currently used around the world in academic and commercial
+settings as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental
+consulting companies.  It runs on a variety of popular hardware
+platforms and is Free open-source software released under the terms of
+the
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html">GNU General Public License</a>.
+
+<p>
+The GRASS software including over 400 built-in analysis modules and
+100 community supplied add-on modules and toolboxes can be downloaded
+for free from the main GRASS website at
+ <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org">http://grass.osgeo.org</a>, or from many
+local mirrors worldwide. In addition to the extensive documentation which
+comes with the software, our
+ <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki">Wiki help system</a>
+contains a wealth of user supplied tips and tricks, tutorials, and guides.
+
+<p>
+Users are encouraged to study, customize, extend, improve, and (if
+necessary) diagnose and modify the inner workings of any part of the
+program.  We believe that scientific progress depends on the
+reproducibility of results, which in turn depends on the unhindered
+ability of the user to know, evaluate, double-check, and learn from
+all algorithms and methodologies used in the process of their work.
+
+
+<h3>Screenshots</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/screenshots/index.php">Screenshots</a>
+of GRASS in action
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Platforms supported by GRASS</h3>
+
+<p>GNU/Linux, Mac OS X/Darwin, Microsoft Windows (native using MinGW
+or with full UNIX support via Cygwin), Sun Solaris (SPARC/Intel),
+Silicon Graphics Irix, HP-UX, DEC-Alpha, AIX, the BSD family,
+iPAQ/Linux and other UNIX compliant platforms. GRASS runs on both 32
+and 64 bit systems with large data file (&gt;2GB) support for most key
+modules.
+
+
+<p>
+The new source code is available now along with selected binary
+packages.</p>
+
+<p>
+For details on GRASS software capabilities please refer to:
+<a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/intro/general.php">http://grass.osgeo.org/intro/general.php</a>,
+and the <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki">Wiki
+collaborative help system</a>.
+
+
+<h3>Documentation and Support</h3>
+
+For a complete list of commands available in GRASS 6.4.2 see the
+<a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/">online manuals</a>
+and the 
+<a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/grassmanuals/grass64_module_list.pdf">GRASS 6.4 module list</a>.
+</p>
+
+<p><i>We are always looking for testers, code developers, and
+technical writers
+to <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/devel/index.php">help us</a>
+maintain and accelerate the development cycle.</i>
+
+The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html">GNU General Public License</a>
+(the GPL) <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/devel/index.php">in the open</a> by
+<a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/community/index.php">volunteers</a> the
+<a href="http://mapserver.gdf-hannover.de/grassusers/map.phtml">world over</a>.
+
+GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the
+professional world in that it is developed and distributed by users
+for users, mostly on a volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away
+for free.
+
+Emphasis is placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as
+well as on software flexibility and evolution rate.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Release history:
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2RC1-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.2RC1</a> released 10 Oct 2011
+<li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2RC2-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.2RC2</a> released 15 Nov 2011
+<li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2RC3-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.2RC3</a> released 12 Jan 2012
+
+
+<li> <b>GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released XX January 2012</b> (see
+also <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2-News">technical
+announcement</a>)
+</ul>
+
+<hr>
+<a href="abstract_grass642.txt">Short version</a>
+<!-- |
+<a href="abstract_grass642_CZ.txt">Short version (CZ)</a> |
+<a href="abstract_grass642_PL.txt">Short version (PL)</a>
+<a href="abstract_grass642_DE.txt">Short version (DE: Kurzfassung)</a> |
+<a href="riassunto_grass642.txt">Short version (IT: riassunto)</a>
+-->
+
+<hr>
+<address>
+<a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/community/team.php">GRASS Development Team</a><br>
+Date: XX January 2012 (last changed: $Date$)
+</address>
+
+</td></tr></table>
+
+</body>
+</html>

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