[GRASS-SVN] r46338 - grass-web/trunk/intro

svn_grass at osgeo.org svn_grass at osgeo.org
Sat May 21 04:47:09 EDT 2011


Author: neteler
Date: 2011-05-21 01:47:09 -0700 (Sat, 21 May 2011)
New Revision: 46338

Modified:
   grass-web/trunk/intro/general.inc
Log:
state GPL version

Modified: grass-web/trunk/intro/general.inc
===================================================================
--- grass-web/trunk/intro/general.inc	2011-05-20 16:40:36 UTC (rev 46337)
+++ grass-web/trunk/intro/general.inc	2011-05-21 08:47:09 UTC (rev 46338)
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 GIS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for data management,
 image processing, graphics production, spatial modelling, and visualization
 of many types of data. It is Free (Libre) Software/Open Source released
-under GNU General Public License (GPL). GRASS is official project of
+under GNU General Public License (GPL) >= V2. GRASS GIS is official project of
 the <a href="http://www.osgeo.org/">Open Source Geospatial Foundation</a>.
 
 <P>Originally developed by the <a href="http://www.cecer.army.mil/">U.S.
 Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories</a> (USA-CERL,
 1982-1995), a branch of the US Army Corp of Engineers, as a tool for land
-management and environmental planning by the military, GRASS has evolved
+management and environmental planning by the military, GRASS GIS has evolved
 into a powerful utility with a wide range of applications in many different
 areas of scientific research. GRASS is currently used in academic and
 commercial settings around the world, as well as many governmental agencies
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
 [see also: <a href="capabilities.html">GRASS capabilities</a>]
 
 <a NAME="programming"></a>
-<h3>GRASS Programming</h3>
+<h3>GRASS GIS License and Programming</h3>
 
-GRASS is released under <a href="http://www.gnu.org">GNU GPL</a>, the
+GRASS is released under <a href="http://www.gnu.org">GNU GPL >= V2</a>, the
 source code (5.x: more than 1 million lines of C; 6.x 500k SLOC)
 is completely available. GRASS 
 provides a sophisticated GIS library which can be used for own developments. 



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