[GRASS-user] r.sun - run script

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>Consider to post such output as text here for example (easier to read):
>>http://osgeo.pastebin.com/
>
> I agree that screenshots of text are not as helpful as they could be.

I'd say that screenshots are useful for maps.

> I have been wanting to ask a question about pastebins for a variety of OSGeo mail lists and this is at least a great opportunity for GRASS (perhaps we should move to discuss?).  Are they preferable to putting it in the email since it is 'too' much for an email?  I understand how you may want to pastebin python or something else very sensitive to spacing, however, I also thought that one of the main points of the mailing list was posterity and helping other users by search.  If all the relevant information is contained in an ephemeral pasetbin, searching is much less helpful.
>
> When should something be contained in an email?
>
> When should something be put in a pastebin?

Suggestions (fairly straightforward):

* email: for discussions (can include and small (!) snippets, put long
  snippets into pastebin for nice syntax highlighting)

* GRASS Wiki to create permanent documentation (e.g. summary of discussions
  in list, nice approaches etc) including code (there is also syntax
highlighting
  possible)

* pastebin is only a temporary container for discussions, not for permanment
  storage. Likewise summaries to the email list are way less useful than adding
  them to the Wiki where they can be further continued.

Makes sense?

Markus