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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hi Moritz,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>>It really is not difficult to download and install the<BR>python installers...</FONT></DIV><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>yes, I agree.... but: when I think to softwares packaging I always keep in my mind all the experiences *collected* during the years with many users, specially here at my university... specially among teachers and researchers. It's a consolidated fact, here in my country, that not electronic engineers, specially civil and environmental ones, have a *bad relationships* with calculators and softwares in general (except with CAD softwares, supposed that they are easy to install...). Since the main target of GIS software is, I guess, exactly this category of professionals (along with geologists)[1], I believe that they would have difficulties, specially on Windows (where users are used to install only self-contained, full-featured packages), to *understand* exactly what to do; there's the possibility (note, this is only a personal point of view, but based on direct experience with windows users) that they would not consider to use GRASS because it's too difficult to install, thus moving to not-opened GIS platforms.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>>The only thing we could consider is to add an option to automatically<BR>download and install the python stuff, but not add it to our installer<BR>directly.<BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>this would be a very good solution, but I still need to understand how to do that in a *clean* and tidy manner, 100% working on both XP and Vista (OT: on xext week I'll probably buy a new PC, with Vista installed, so I'll can test also on Vista).</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>[1] you could not believe that, but here at my university teachers don't know/use GIS softwares... this said, it's a main target of my future plans, after the degree on July, to *spread* the opend GIS (that is GRASS) *word* here ;-)</DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Da:</B> Moritz Lennert [mailto:mlennert@club.worldonline.be]<BR><B>Inviato:</B> mer 16/04/2008 9.29<BR><B>A:</B> marco.pasetti@alice.it<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'Martin Landa'; 'Markus Neteler'; 'GRASS developers list'<BR><B>Oggetto:</B> Re: R: [GRASS-dev] GRASS 6.3.0 to be released<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>On 15/04/08 22:39, Marco Pasetti wrote:<BR>> Hi all,<BR>><BR>> It would be good also for me, even if it would better if we release it on<BR>> next week tough (I'm very busy now). BTW, there are few thing to do for me,<BR>> just some improvements for windows installer...<BR>><BR>> Martin, do you think that we could add the needed python files into the<BR>> 6.3.0 windows package, in order to let users start the pyGUI without the<BR>> need to install python stuffs by themselves?<BR><BR>-1<BR><BR>I don't think we should bloat the installer with everything that people<BR>might need. It really is not difficult to download and install the<BR>python installers...<BR><BR>The only thing we could consider is to add an option to automatically<BR>download and install the python stuff, but not add it to our installer<BR>directly.<BR><BR>Just my two cents...<BR><BR>Moritz<BR><BR>><BR>> Regards<BR>><BR>> Marco<BR>><BR>> -----Messaggio originale-----<BR>> Da: grass-dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> [<A href="mailto:grass-dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:grass-dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</A>] Per conto di Martin Landa<BR>> Inviato: marted́ 15 aprile 2008 19.04<BR>> A: Markus Neteler<BR>> Cc: GRASS developers list<BR>> Oggetto: Re: [GRASS-dev] GRASS 6.3.0 to be released<BR>><BR>> 2008/4/15, Markus Neteler <neteler@osgeo.org>:<BR>>> After 6 release candidates, even tested on MS-Windows, I don't see<BR>>> any real blockers any more. I suggest to get out 6.3.0 this week and<BR>>> proceed with change to 6.4.release_branch/7.0.svn.<BR>>><BR>>> We can have 6.3.1 if needed.<BR>>><BR>>> Sounds ok?<BR>><BR>> +1<BR>><BR>> Martin<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Martin Landa <landa.martin gmail.com> * <A href="http://gama.fsv.cvut.cz/~landa">http://gama.fsv.cvut.cz/~landa</A> *<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> grass-dev mailing list<BR>> grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> <A href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev</A><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> grass-dev mailing list<BR>> grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> <A href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev</A><BR>><BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>