[GRASS-SVN] r50658 - grass-web/trunk/announces

[svn_grass at osgeo.org]

Author: hamish
Date: 2012-02-05 02:20:00 -0800 (Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
New Revision: 50658

Modified:
   grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass642.html
Log:
a few tweaks, many more to come

Modified: grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass642.html
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--- grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass642.html	2012-02-05 07:45:56 UTC (rev 50657)
+++ grass-web/trunk/announces/announce_grass642.html	2012-02-05 10:20:00 UTC (rev 50658)
@@ -21,25 +21,18 @@
 
 <b>The GRASS Development Team announces</b>
 
-<h2><strike>GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released XX January 2012</strike> (draft only)</h2>
+<h2><strike>GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released XX February 2012</strike> (draft only)</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
+This release fixes some bugs discovered in the 6.4.1 source code and
+a few new features (over 740 updates to the source code with respect 
+to 6.4.1). 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
@@ -49,19 +42,20 @@
 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>
+<h3>Software download and CD-ROM/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>
+<li><a href="http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php">GRASS on CD-ROM/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
+referred to as GRASS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS), which
+for nearly three decades has provided 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
@@ -167,8 +161,7 @@
 <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
+<li> <b>GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released XX February 2012</b> (see
 also <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2-News">technical
 announcement</a>)
 </ul>