Debian GRASS

[B. Byars]

David,

I have talked with the debian team.  They plan on including grass in
a future release.

Bruce

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Bruce Byars
GRASS Dev. Team
CAGSR - Baylor University

David D Gray wrote:

> 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