[GRASS-SVN] r45967 - grass-web/trunk/announces

[svn_grass at osgeo.org]

Author: hamish
Date: 2011-04-13 20:04:23 -0700 (Wed, 13 Apr 2011)
New Revision: 45967

Modified:
   grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass641.txt
Log:
more about 6.4.1, less about 6.4. further tweaks are suggested

Modified: grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass641.txt
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--- grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass641.txt	2011-04-13 22:34:30 UTC (rev 45966)
+++ grass-web/trunk/announces/abstract_grass641.txt	2011-04-14 03:04:23 UTC (rev 45967)
@@ -2,38 +2,40 @@
 12 April 2011
 http://grass.osgeo.org
 
-We are pleased to announce that a new stable version of GRASS GIS
-6.4.1 has been released. This release fixes some bugs discovered
-in the 6.4.0 source code and a few new features (over 560 updates
+We are pleased to announce that the new stable version of GRASS GIS
+6.4.1 has been released. This release fixes some bugs discovered in
+the 6.4.0 source code and adds a few new features (over 560 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.
+stable release series the 6.4 line will enjoy long-term support.
 
-GRASS 6.4 brings a number of exciting enhancements to the GIS. Our
-new wxPython graphical user interface (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.
+GRASS 6.4.1 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
+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
+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_grass641.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.
-
+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).