[GRASS5] GRASS 5.0.3 released

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 01:02:18PM +0100, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 12:22:23PM +0100, Thierry Laronde wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 10:17:08PM +0100, Markus Neteler wrote:
> > > On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 03:22:13PM +0100, Markus Neteler wrote:
> > > > GRASS 5.0.3 is released now:
> > > [...]
> > > > Things still to do:
> > > > (I leave this to others)
> > > [...]
> > > 
> > > I just want to inform, that I won't manage any future code release
> > > with version number <= GRASS 5.7.x. Other volunteers are invited
> > > to take over for any potential 5.0.x...5.6.x release.
> > 
> > I think you took the correct decision to enforce us to work on 5.7++ ;)
> 
> GRASS has quite a conservative user base.

But we can also observe the huge need for better vector functionality.

> That is something that always was a concern for Markus, too.
> Beside that the code base is gigantic.
> 
> Thus I consider it quite important that we continue 
> to at least maintain (very) stable release lines. 
> It is the only way we can avoid losing trust
> trying to gain structure.
> 
> Structure is the precondition for us 
> to interest more people in GRASS and its development.

Right. But certainly we also have to go ahead. This can also
attract new developers.

Markus