[GRASS5] Re: 6.x architecture

[B. Byars]

Hi John,

We're moving to star a GRASS 6 group.  Would you like to join the development
effort?  It's still a ways down the road as Markus and the 5.x team is still
wrapping
up 5.x and will absolutely work on 5.1.  But I'd like to start soliciting ideas and

input on a 6.x to begin the prelim work in the coming months.  It will take some
time to get 6.x dev going.

Bruce



John Preston wrote:

> Hi fellow grassers,
> I'm new to this list but I have been using GRASS since 1992. I am writing at
> this time as I see that a change in direction seems to be taking place in GRASS
>
> as we move towards 6.x.
>
> I have been working on a client/server, XML configurable GIS system using
> GRASS as the backend server with a Java/Swing client as the frontend, and
> Java servlets as the glue. The design architecture of GRASS has made it very
> easy
> to use GRASS in this way and I have already done a proof-of-concept phase-I
> system http://196.3.4.220:8000/jdb/icens.sivs?class=gis, username=guest,
> password=icens.
>
> The full fledged system which I hope to start soon will allow  GRASS to
> be configured as a sort of application server, providing GIS applications
> to a generally non-computer centric audience.
>
> I am writing to ask that consideration be given to maintaining the capability
> of display generation to other than video moinitors as this feature is very
> important to me. The possibility of on-the-fly generation and streaming of
> video is something that I would like to develop in the new system. I understand
>
> the needs for 3D generation, etc, but I feel that in moving forward one
> should always choose the most fexible path as this is what has worked
> well for GRASS in the past.
>
> I would welcome feedback on what I'm trying to do and how I plan
> to go about it.
>
> John Preston
> jpreston at uwimona.edu.jm
>
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