[PROJ] PROJ 7.1.1RC1

[Kristian Evers]

> On 27 Aug 2020, at 01:02, Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 at 07:59, Greg Troxel <gdt at lexort.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Kristian Evers <kristianevers at gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I'm fine if we skip an updated PROJ-data for this patch release. People can easily download grids if needed or run projsync
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I agree. Also a nice opportunity to promote the CDN and projsync a bit.
>> 
>> When we had the CDN discussion, it was said to be an option. This turns
>> it into a requirement.  That's why I have always been unhappy about the
>> CDN world and attitude; it is not just an easy way to get bits you could
>> have obtained in a package, usable in an off-net machine.  (In all
>> seriousness, I once ran a network of over 50 machines, not connected to
>> the Internet.)
>> 
>> I think there should be a data file release to go with, even though I
>> get it that the data files and the proj code aren't all that linked.
>> 
>> (I am not bothered about the semver issues.)
> 
> I second these sentiments -- please don't let the offline packages
> become an afterthought! The CDN is fantastic for some use cases, but
> for others it's just not an option.
> 

Alright, I’ll upload a new PROJ-data package. We don’t want to exclude anyone from the club!

Announcement coming in a separate email when the upload is finished.

/Kristian