[GRASS-SVN] r43406 - grass-web/trunk/announces

svn_grass at osgeo.org svn_grass at osgeo.org
Fri Sep 3 16:03:16 EDT 2010 

Author: martinl
Date: 2010-09-03 20:03:16 +0000 (Fri, 03 Sep 2010)
New Revision: 43406

Modified:
   grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass640.txt
   grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass640.html
Log:
6.4.0 announcement updated


Modified: grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass640.txt
===================================================================
--- grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass640.txt	2010-09-03 19:24:25 UTC (rev 43405)
+++ grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass640.txt	2010-09-03 20:03:16 UTC (rev 43406)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GRASS GIS 6.4.0 released
-[DATE]
+3 September 2010
 http://grass.osgeo.org
 
 
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 all previous releases since 6.0. As such there are a host of new features
 to explore and it incorporates many structural improvements.
 
-GRASS 6.4 debuts our new and improved wxPython user interface; 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 now runs natively
-on a non-UNIX based platform: MS-Windows. GRASS has been translated into
-twenty languages and supports a wide array of popular data formats.
+GRASS 6.4 debuts our new and improved wxPython graphical user
+interface (wxGUI); 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 now runs natively on a non-UNIX based platform:
+MS-Windows. GRASS has been translated into twenty languages and
+supports a wide array of popular data formats.
 
 GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the academic
 and professional worlds in that it is developed and distributed by users

Modified: grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass640.html
===================================================================
--- grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass640.html	2010-09-03 19:24:25 UTC (rev 43405)
+++ grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass640.html	2010-09-03 20:03:16 UTC (rev 43406)
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 <center>
 <img src="http://grass.osgeo.org/images/grasslogo_vector_small.png"
      alt=" _\|/_ GRASS GIS logo" hspace="22">
-<BR>
-<BR>
+<br>
+<br>
 
 <b>The GRASS Development Team announces</b>
 
-<h2>GRASS GIS 6.4.0 released [DATE]</h2>
+<h2>GRASS GIS 6.4.0 released 3 September 2010</h2>
 </center>
-<BR>
+<br>
 <table width="80%" align="center" bgcolor="#efefef" cellpadding="40"><tr><td>
 
 We are pleased to announce the release of
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@
 many new features to explore and many new structural improvements to be
 found in the software.
 
-<P>
+<p>
 GRASS 6.4 brings a number of exciting enhancements to the GIS. Our new
-wxPython user interface 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 will now run natively on a
-non-UNIX based platform: MS-Windows!
+<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
+will now run natively on a non-UNIX based platform: MS-Windows!
 
 In addition to bringing the software to a host of new users, the ability
 to run GRASS on any common computer platform furthers our goal of open
 access to the software. We hope you will enjoy the ability to use this
 program on the systems that are most convenient to you and your work.
 
-<P>
-Due to the freshness of <i>WinGrass</i> there may still be a few rough
+<p>
+Due to the freshness of <em>WinGrass</em> there may still be a few rough
 edges yet to discover, but after more than a year of dedicated testing
 and quality-assurance review we are very pleased with the results.
 Users can be confident to use this version for their day to day work,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 with earlier GRASS 6.0 and 6.2 releases. The venerable Tcl/Tk
 GUIs are also still available if you prefer to use them.
 
-<P>
+<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
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
  <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki">Wiki help system</a>
 contains a wealth of user supplied tips and tricks, tutorials, and guides.
 
-<P>
+<p>
 Since 6.4 entered the testing phase work has begun on GRASS 7 and is
 progressing rapidly, including many new wxGUI improvements and tools
 which we hope to bring over for the upcoming 6.4.1 release.
@@ -88,21 +88,21 @@
 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
+<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>
+<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>
+<p>
 Users are encouraged to study, customize, extend, improve, and (if
 necessary) diagnose and repair the inner workings of any part of the program.
 We believe that scientific progress depends on the reproducibility of results,
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@
  <li> <b>PostScript display driver</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> -
    Renders display directly into a PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript file
  <li> <b>Cairo display driver</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> -
-   Renders display directly into a number of image formats using the Cairo
-   rendering engine
+   Renders display directly into a number of image formats using
+   the <a href="http://www.cairographics.org">Cairo</a> rendering
+   engine
 </ul>
 
 <li> New and major updates for modules and scripts since GRASS 6.2.3:
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@
  <li> <b>r3.univar</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> -
    Calculates univariate statistics from the cells of a 3D raster map
  <li> <b><strike>r.bilinear</strike></b>:
-   This module has been replaced by 'r.resamp.interp'
+   This module has been replaced by r.resamp.interp
  <li> <b>r.category</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> -
    Manages raster map category values and labels (replaces r.cats)
  <li> <b>r.colors</b>: Support for equalized histogram, reversed,
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@
  <li> <b>r.le suite</b>: Various fixes and modernization
  <li> <b>r.li suite</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> -
    Advanced toolset for multiscale analysis of landscape structure.
-   <BR>Including single and multi-processor enabled modules:
+   <br>Including single and multi-processor enabled modules:
    r.li.cwed, r.li.dominance, r.li.edgedensity, r.li.mpa, r.li.mps, r.li.padcv,
    r.li.padrange, r.li.padsd, r.li.patchdensity, r.li.patchnum, r.li.richness,
    r.li.setup, r.li.shannon, r.li.shape, and r.li.simpson
@@ -348,24 +349,25 @@
  </ul>
 </ul>
 
-<P>
+<p>
 A more detailed description of changes can be found in the previous
 announcements of the <a href="announce_grass630.html">GRASS 6.3</a>
 development preview release and the
  <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/WikiStart#Releases">GRASS 6.4.0
 release candidate</a> series.
 
-<P>
+<p>
 For a comprehensive list of changes see the
-  <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/ChangeLog_6.4.0.gz">6.4 ChangeLog</a> file.</p>
-<P>
+  <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/ChangeLog_6.4.0.gz">6.4 ChangeLog</a> file.
+
+<p>
 For a complete list of commands available in GRASS 6.4.0 see the
 <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html">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><BR><i>We are always looking for testers, code developers, and technical
+<p><br><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>
 
@@ -392,8 +394,9 @@
 <li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.0RC4-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC4</a> released 12 Apr 2009
 <li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.0RC5-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC5</a> released 9 Jun 2009
 <li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.0RC6-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC6</a> released 20 Mar 2010
+<li> <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.0RC7-News">GRASS GIS 6.4.0RC7</a> released 27 Aug 2010
 
-<li> GRASS GIS 6.4.0 released [DATE]
+<li> GRASS GIS 6.4.0 released 3 September 2010
 </ul>
 
 <hr>
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@
 <hr>
 <address>
 <a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/community/team.php">GRASS Development Team</a><br>
-Date: [DATE] (last changed: $Date$)
+Date: 3 September 2010 (last changed: $Date$)
 </address>
 
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