[GRASS-dev] [GRASS-PSC] too many branches => retirement GRASS6.5.svn (=develbranch6)

[Benjamin Ducke]

On 07/04/14 11:22, Moritz Lennert wrote:
> On 06/04/14 15:25, Martin Landa wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2014-04-06 15:16 GMT+02:00 Moritz Lennert <mlennert at club.worldonline.be>:
>>> As already mentioned I was also a bit surprised by this. I'm not sure
>>> we are
>>> really ready for something more than a tech-preview (and not a real
>>> release), but maybe it could be the kick in the behind that we need
>>> to once
>>> and for all move over to GRASS7 as the main official branch...
>>
>> well, what is missing from your point of view?
> 
> In my understanding we were still quite far away from solving the python
> on windows issues.
> 
> On Linux GRASS7 already works marvelously (although encoding issues in
> the GUI just seem to be multiplying, but that's a discussion for bug
> tickets not here).
> 

So if the core libraries and modules work fine under all
supported OS, why not detach the GRASS 7 core release cycle
from that of the GUI?

If we considered both the GUI and the Python support optional,
then it would be possible to release a stable GRASS 7 core
soon and allow third parties, such as QGIS and gvSIG, do build
on it, no?

Best,

Ben

> Not even to speak about the debate about the general form of GRASS
> ("program" to launch or environment) launched by Glynn. But maybe this
> is more for grass8 ?
> 
>> I would be able to
>> imagine to release 7.0.0 around June...
> 
> I we can solve the outstanding problems by then, great.
> 
> Moritz
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