[GRASS-dev] G3d library code review and raster lib tile approach

[Markus Neteler]

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Glynn wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Soeren Gebbert <soerengebbert at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > Should such a strong external dependency really be
> > > considered?
> >
> > GDAL is already almost mandatory.
>
> the bit I worry about is putting so much of the core functionality
> onto a 3rd party sole-supplier over which we have limited control.

... especially in the light of this change:
http://fwarmerdam.blogspot.com/2011/06/joining-google.html

http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2011/06/21/frank-warmerdam-goes-to-google-google-unimpressed-with-our-niche-awesomeness/

Markus