<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Markus Neteler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:neteler@osgeo.org" target="_blank">neteler@osgeo.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hi,</p>
<p dir="ltr">my motivation to discuss the current welcome screen is that too many potential new users try to launch GRASS, do not get past that screen and walk away ("too difficult"). Yes, and they will likely not read the manual but just take another GIS. <br>
This is a multiple times reported fact.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Let's solve this. Otherwise it is too sad.</p></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree, but I think we should be careful to weight in the reasons why users stay with GRASS GIS as well. But that is perhaps not as much about creating a better/alternative welcome screen and more about some of the more radical changes proposed.<br></div><div><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p dir="ltr">Markus</p>
</font></span><p dir="ltr">PS: the current screen may optionally remain.</p>
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