[GRASSweb-list]markus: web/grass57 index.html,1.68,1.69

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Author: markus

Update of /grassrepository/web/grass57
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv31705

Modified Files:
	index.html 
Log Message:
updated for 5.7.0 release

Index: index.html
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RCS file: /grassrepository/web/grass57/index.html,v
retrieving revision 1.68
retrieving revision 1.69
diff -u -d -r1.68 -r1.69
--- index.html	18 May 2004 06:48:14 -0000	1.68
+++ index.html	17 Jun 2004 15:57:25 -0000	1.69
@@ -29,15 +29,16 @@
 <a name="status"></a>
 <h2>GRASS 5.7 status</h2>
 
-<i>[GRASS 5.1 renamed to GRASS 5.7, Sep 11 2003, see <a href="../roadmap.html">roadmap</a>]</i>
-<P>
+<ul>
+<li> GRASS 5.7.0 released 17 June 2004</li>
+<li> GRASS 5.1 renamed to GRASS 5.7, Sep 11 2003, see <a href="../roadmap.html">roadmap</a></li>
+</ul>
 
-GRASS 5.7 is currently under development. It is not complete yet nor it is intended 
-to productional usage. But it's in a fairly good state now.
+GRASS 5.7 is under development. It is rather complete now. 
 Development releases are provided for people who want to help test, debug,
-and improve GRASS 5.7. Knowing this, please read on. The modules already
-present in this version can be seen <a href="manuals/html57_user/index.html">here</a>
-(this list is updated weekly).
+and improve GRASS 5.7. The modules already available can be checked 
+<a href="manuals/html57_user/index.html">here</a>
+(the list is updated weekly).
 
 <a name="features"></a>
 <h2>GRASS 5.7 features</h2>
@@ -45,19 +46,20 @@
 cover the new 3D multiattribute, multilayer vector library,
 a modified NVIZ and a few database management tools.
 DBMS is now integral part of the system.
+
 <ul>
 <li>Vector library (geometry):
 <ul>
  <li>
- <b>multiformat</b> - also external data formats
- supported (SHAPE-file, PostGIS) without the need of data conversion</li>
+ <b>multiformat</b> - also external data formats supported (SHAPE-file, PostGIS) 
+   without the need of data conversion (through OGR library with 'v.external');</li>
 
- <li>Optional <b>PostGIS support</b> implemented for geometry storage: <a
-  href=http://www.rcost.unisannio.it/antoniol/students/PostGrass/>read
-  documentation</a> (and <a href=http://postgis.refractions.net/>here</a> is
-  the PostGIS site), allows for multiuser write access</li>
- <li><b>spatial index</b> - v.build (was: v.support) accelerated from hours to
-  seconds</li>
+ <li>
+  Optional <b>PostGIS support</b> implemented for geometry storage via OGR library.
+   which probably allows for multiuser write access to the same vector map;</li>
+
+ <li>
+  <b>spatial index</b> - v.build (was: v.support) significantly accelerated;</li>
 </ul>
 
 <li>Database Management Interface (attributes):
@@ -88,11 +90,10 @@
 
 <li>Applications/Misc:
 <ul>
- <li><b>SQL queries/selects</b> supported by some modules such as d.vect,
- v.extract and v.surf.rst</li>
+ <li><b>SQL queries/selects</b> supported by vector modules</li>
 
  <li><b>attributes updating</b>is  supported through the forms library
-  (d.what.vect let's you modify directly the attached attributes)</li>
+  (d.what.vect lets you modify directly the attached attributes)</li>
 
  <li>
  <b>Shortest path vector networking</b> (<a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/d.path.jpg>screenshot</a>) - based on
@@ -104,18 +105,20 @@
    href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/v.digit3.png>screenshot</a>)</li>
 
  <li><b>export of any <a href=http://www.remotesensing.org/gdal/ogr/>OGR
-  vector formats</a></b> supported by OGR.  Currently Shapefile, TIGER,
-  MapInfo and GML. PostGIS and DGN should be available soon</li>
+  vector formats</a></b> as supported by OGR (Shapefile, TIGER,
+  MapInfo and GML2, PostGIS and DGN)</li>
 
  <li> <b>GUI generated by front end on runtime</b> and <b>display
  manager</b> (<a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/>screenshots</a>)</li>
 </ul>
 </ul>
 
-The 5.7 code (still) requires the experimental tree of GRASS 5.3 code to
-compile (note: the preX release won't work!) as it will be partly merged
+The 5.7-CVS code (still) requires the experimental tree of GRASS 5.3 code 
+(preferably from the same hour) to compile. The 5.3 code will be partly merged
 into the 5.7 directory structure during compilation. From time to time more
 code will be migrated into 5.7.
+<P>
+The officially released source code packages contain <b>all required code</b>.
 
 
 <a name="downloads"></a>
@@ -125,6 +128,10 @@
 <li>
 Download <a href="binary/">pre-compiled binaries</a> (all modules, for some platforms updated weekly)</li>
 <li>
+Download <a href="source/">source code release</a> (GRASS 5.3 not needed, already included).
+The installation is explained in the included INSTALL file.</li>
+
+<li>
 Download <a href="source/snapshot/">CVS snapshot</a> (Note: compilation of
 GRASS 5.7 requires <a href=../grass5/source/snapshot_experimental/>GRASS 5.3 experimental (CVS HEAD) 
 source code</a>!). The installation is explained in the included INSTALL file.
@@ -145,6 +152,7 @@
 
 <li>DATA:
 Sample GRASS 5.7 data with 3D vectors: <a href="http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/data.html">Sample LOCATION</a></li>
+<li>DATA: <a href=../data.html>Updated Spearfish sample data set</a>
 </ul>
 
 <a name="docs"></a>