[GRASS-dev] GRASS-TNG

[Radek Bartoň]

On Wednesday 21 of February 2007 19:03:22 Glynn Clements wrote:
> So you're essentially talking about re-writing a complete GIS from
> scratch? In which case, why use the "GRASS" name?

I mean and I don't. It's because of a way how I approach to my project's 
design. I'm starting to think about an abstract GIS package for easy 
development of modules (which can be used same way as GRASS's ones) and how 
it should "ideally" look like. Then I/we'll be clarifying that idea to more 
details so that certain shape of it will appear. When we'll be satisfied with 
its shape then I would be the best time to proceed to some prototype 
implementation to prove that concept could work. And then it'll be just up to 
all developers current or new ones if some prototype part of implementation 
will stay or if they'll be replaced with current GRASS code or completely new 
and optimal one.

> GRASS' value isn't in its libraries, but in its modules. Those modules
> depend upon the existing (crummy) API provided by the libraries.

Yes, I completely agree with that. but tall tree can't have wormy roots.

> AFAICT, the only part of the GRASS code which would be of any use for
> the "TNG" project would be the fundamental algorithms contained in the
> modules.

I agree again. I'm not afraid to take a C code of an module read it and 
rewrite it in clearer way if I would have powerfull tools to do that.

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Bc. Radek Bartoň

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Brno University of Technology

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