Debian GRASS

[David D Gray]

Hi everyone

Following on the recent announcement of development of RPM and RPMS
packages for GRASS, I believe it is high time that GRASS binaries are
available in .deb format for the convenience of those using Debian and
derivative distros. (Including possibly eventually a hook into embedded
GRASS). 

Also, as GRASS is now GPL, there is a good reason for its inclusion in
Debian `main', particularly as it is a widely used system. Also, there
is growing evidence that GIS in general is going `mainstream',
definately not any longer an obscure specialist software. Local
authorities and even community organisations are increasingly using GIS
to monitor local resources and industry, which is a much-needed, if
possibly politically contentious development. GIS is now an
indispensable tool for the preservation and enhancement of local
democracy in the digital age.

So I would be interested to hear from anyone who uses Debian, also
anyone with experience in Debian package management. 


David