Contents of new GRASS core package - Was: Re: Packaging GRASS

[Markus Neteler]

Dear GRASS Community,
it seems to be necessary to split the GRASS package. Up to now
we have more than 340 modules in GRASS 4.2.1.

I would like to invite YOU to make suggestions on a

 - GRASS basic package  and one (or more)
 - GRASS professional package (which could/should be splitted again)

For a discussion about the modules to be included you can make use 
of the GRASS modules lists in:

 - http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/grass/grass42/capabilities.html
 - http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/grass/grass42/functional_check.html
 - http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/grass/grass42/Whats-new-in-421.html


Basic contents should be the following modules:
 - import/export
 - internal format conversion
 - statistics/reports
 - display
 - data query (mouse and through files)
 - basic map calculations
 - TclTKGRASS graphical user interface 
          (this needs improvement: support to define NEW locations!)
 
The professional edition could contain
 - simulation modules (erosion, floodplain, water etc.)
 - expert systems (binfer etc.)
 - image processing
 - database interfaces (Postgres-support is important!)


If you agree I could collect the answers and put a summary onto
the 4.2.1-WWWserver.

   Markus Neteler

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