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@@ -6,21 +6,27 @@
    <title>GRASS GIS 6.2.0 released</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../sitestyle.css">
 </head>
-<body>
-
-<b>The GRASS Development Team announces:</b>
+<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
 
 <div align="right">
 [ <a href="../index.php">HOME</a> ]
 </div>
 
+<center>
+<img src="../images/grasslogo_vector_small.png" alt=" _\|/_ GRASS GIS logo" hspace="22">
+<BR>
+<BR>
+
+<b>The GRASS Development Team announces</b>
+
 <h2>GRASS GIS 6.2.0 released [DATE] 2006</h2>
+</center>
+<BR>
 
-<p>
-A new stable version of <a href="http://grass.itc.it">GRASS GIS</a>
-is being released today. This release improves upon the previous stable
-version of GRASS by adding hundreds of new features as well as support
-for the latest GIS data formats.
+We are happy to announce that a new stable version of
+<a href="http://grass.itc.it">GRASS GIS</a> has been released today.
+This release adds hundreds of new features, support for the latest GIS
+data formats, and includes new translations for many languages.
 
 <p>
 The <i>Geographic Resources Analysis Support System</i>, commonly referred to
@@ -34,26 +40,26 @@
 <P>
 GRASS is currently used around the world in academic and commercial settings
 as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies.
-It runs on a variety of popular hardware platforms and is Free open source
+It runs on a variety of popular hardware platforms and is Free open-source
 software released under the terms of the
 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>.
 
 <P>
-Joining GRASS's well-developed raster engine the GRASS 6 series introduced a
-new topological 2D/3D vector engine featuring support for vector network
+Joining GRASS's well-developed raster engine, the GRASS 6 series introduced
+a new topological 2D/3D vector engine featuring support for vector network
 analysis and SQL-based DBMS management of linked attributes.
-This release improves the integration and functionality of the raster and
-vector engines, and 3D raster (voxel) support has been greatly enhanced.
+This new release improves the integration and functionality of the raster and
+vector engines, and greatly enhances 3D raster volume (voxel) support.
 
 <P>
-A new graphical GIS manager and menu system has been implemented, while the
-old GUI display manager has been retained and improved for legacy support.
-The NVIZ visualization tool has been enhanced to display 3D vector data
-and voxel volumes and supports the creation of on-the-fly MPEG animations.
-Additional improvements include substantial message translation
-(i18n) with support for FreeType fonts, including multi-byte Asian
-characters, and tools to allow new project locations to be automatically
-generated from input data or EPSG code.
+Additionally, this release debuts a new graphical GIS manager and menu system,
+while an improved version of the old GUI display manager has been retained for
+legacy support. The NVIZ visualization tool has been enhanced to display 3D
+vector data and voxel volumes, and now supports the creation of on-the-fly
+MPEG animations. Further improvements include substantial message translations
+(i18n) with support for FreeType fonts, including multi-byte Asian characters,
+and the inclusion of tools to create new project locations automatically
+given a georeferenced data file or EPSG code.
 
 <P>
 This is the first release of GRASS as a proposed founding project of the new
@@ -69,11 +75,11 @@
 <h3>Screenshots</h3>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a href="http://grass.itc.it/grass61/screenshots/index.php">Screenshots</a>
+<li><a href="../grass61/screenshots/index.php">Screenshots</a>
 of GRASS 6.2 in action
 </ul>
 
-<h3>Platforms supported by GRASS:</h3>
+<h3>Platforms supported by GRASS</h3>
 
 <p>GNU/Linux, Mac OS X/Darwin, Microsoft Windows (native using MinGW or with
 full UNIX support via Cygwin), Sun Solaris (SPARC/Intel), Silicon Graphics
@@ -82,18 +88,18 @@
 many key modules.
 
 
-<h3>Software download/CDROM:</h3>
+<h3>Software download/CDROM</h3>
 
 <ul>
 <li><a href="http://grass.itc.it/download/index.php">http://grass.itc.it</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://grass.ibiblio.org/download/index.php">http://grass.ibiblio.org</a></li>
-<li>various <a href="../mirrors.php">mirror sites</a></li>
+<li>numerous <a href="../mirrors.php">mirror sites</a></li>
 <li><a href="../download/cdrom.php">GRASS on CDROM/DVD</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 <p>
-The new source code is available now, and selected binary distributions for
-major operating systems will be published shortly.</p>
+The new source code is available now and binary packages for major operating
+systems will be published shortly.</p>
 
 <p>
 For details on GRASS software capabilities please refer to:
@@ -110,104 +116,119 @@
 <ul>
 <li>Numerous bug fixes
 <ul>
-  <li>see the ChangeLog
-	<a href="../grass61/source/ChangeLog_6.1.0.gz">6.1</a>,
-	<a href="../grass62/source/ChangeLog_6.2.0.gz">6.2</a>
-      text files for details
+  <li>see the ChangeLogs
+	(<a href="../grass61/source/ChangeLog_6.1.0.gz">6.1</a>,
+	<a href="../grass62/source/ChangeLog_6.2.0.gz">6.2</a>)
+      for details
 </ul>
 <li>Source code quality/libraries:
 <ul>
-  <li> GRASS is now in large part ANSI C compliant
+  <li> The GRASS code base is now in large part ANSI C compliant
   <li> Ported <a href="http://mpa.itc.it/radim/wingrass/">natively to MS-Windows</a> (MinGW based)
-  <li> Included header files improved, many compiler warnings fixed
-  <li> Compilation: compatibility with GCC 4
-  <li> <a href="http://grass.itc.it/devel/index.php#prog">Programmer's Manual</a>: continued doxygen integration and automated extraction into
-       PDF/HTML formats. Publicly available for download and perusal.
-  <li> SUBMITTING, SUBMITTING_SCRIPTS, SUBMITTING_TCLTK: Improved instructions for code submission
-  <li> GRASS-SWIG prototype interface added (library bindings for PERL and Python)
+  <li> Source code header files: improved, many compiler warnings fixed
+  <li> Compilation: compatible with GCC 4.x
+  <li> <a href="../devel/index.php#prog">Programmer's Manual</a>:
+       continued Doxygen integration and automated generation into PDF and HTML
+       formats. Publicly available for download and perusal.
+  <li> Improved policies for code submission specified in the SUBMITTING files
+  <li> GRASS-SWIG prototype interface added (library bindings for Perl and Python)
   <li> DBMI: SQLite driver added; SQL parser extended (support for expressions, new types, etc.)
   <li> DBMI: MySql driver rewritten; MeSql added
   <li> Support for long map/mapset names
   <li> Raster maps: ZLIB compression bug fixed for tiny maps
   <li> Raster maps: optional large file support (LFS, experimental) for maps &gt; 2GB
   <li> Display: X11/PNG driver rewritten, added RGB-raster operations
-  <li> Display: Working towards X-Windows as an optional dependency (new multi-platform GUI support)
-  <li> Display: 100% CPU use during interactive mouse functions fixed
-  <li> Projection code database: updated to EPSG 6.9
-  <li> TclTk 8.4 supported for Debian and other platforms using threaded libraries
-  <li> Full FFTW3 support for fast Fourier Transforms
+  <li> Display: Movement toward X-Windows as an optional dependency (new multi-platform GUI support)
+  <li> Display: High CPU use during interactive mouse functions fixed
+  <li> Projection code database: updated to EPSG 6.11
+  <li> Tcl/Tk 8.4 support for Debian and other platforms using threaded libraries
+  <li> Full FFTW3 support for fast Fourier transforms
   <li> NetBSD configuration fixes
 </ul>
-<li>  New Quality control systems:
+<li>  New quality control systems:
 <ul>
-  <li> New internal GRASS test suite (scripts collection in testsuite/)
+  <li> New internal GRASS test suite (scripts collection in "<tt>testsuite/</tt>")
   <li> New external <a href="http://www-pool.math.tu-berlin.de/~soeren/grass/GRASS_TestSuite/html/Summary.html">GRASS test suite</a> (TU Berlin)
-  <li> New external <a href="http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-qa">GRASS Quality Assessment and monitoring system</a> (&Eacute;cole Polytechnique de Montr&eacute;al and ITC-irst)
+  <li> New external <a href="http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-qa">GRASS Quality Assessment and monitoring system</a>
+       (&Eacute;cole Polytechnique de Montr&eacute;al and ITC-irst)
 </ul>
+
 <li>  Graphical User Interface (GUI):
 <ul>
- <li> Major improvements in the Tcl/TK based autogenerated GUI
- <li> <b>gis.m</b>: new GIS manager added as an optional replacement for d.m
- <li> <b>d.m</b>: Legacy support provides access to the latest features
-      together with continued system maturity
- <li> QGIS integration: fixes for GRASS plugin and toolbox in Quantum GIS
+ <li> All modules: Major improvements in the auto-generated GUIs
+ <li> <b>gis.m</b>: New GIS manager added as a replacement for <b>d.m</b> (optional)
+ <li> <b>d.m</b>: Legacy support provides access to the latest features while
+      preserving code maturity
+ <li> QGIS integration: fixes for the GRASS plugin and toolbox available from
+      <a href="http://www.qgis.org">Quantum GIS</a>
  <li> Continued behind-the-scenes infrastructure refinements for the next generation GUI
 </ul>
+
+<li>GRASS Extensions Manager (GEM): <font color="red">NEW</font>
+<ul>
+  <li>Configure, compile and install additional GRASS modules without needing
+      the GRASS source code. Simplifies the addition of new modules or themed
+      module groups.
+</ul>
+
 <li> Modules/Scripts:
 <ul>
  <li> Message translation (i18N): added and extended to more than a dozen
       languages, Tcl/Tk GUI and shell script messages are now translatable
  <li> Documentation/man pages: various fixes and improvements (more examples
       added, including graphics, improved style, new introductory pages)
+ <li> Raster modules: improved support for meta-data and map history
  <li> <b>d.correlate</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - create a graph of the
       correlation between data layers
- <li> <b>d.graph</b>: rewritten and extended, merged with d.mapgraph
- <li> <b>d.grid</b>: added support for geographic grid overlay on non Lat/Lon map
-      projections
+ <li> <b>d.graph</b>: rewritten and extended, merged with d.mapgraph; support
+      for symbols
+ <li> <b>d.grid</b>: added support for geographic grid overlay on non lat/lon map
+      projections and display of coordinate values
  <li> <b>d.labels</b>, <b>v.label</b>: d.paint.labels renamed d.labels;
       significant fixes and improvements to the label subsystem
  <li> <b>d.m</b>: improved layout; added functionality
- <li> <b>d.menu</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - Creates and displays a menu
+ <li> <b>d.menu</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates and displays a menu
       within the active graphics monitor (tool for interactive scripts)
       (port from GRASS 5)
- <li> <b>d.mvmon</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - move current displayed maps to
-      another monitor
+ <li> <b>d.mvmon</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - moves displayed maps to another monitor
  <li> <b>d.out.file</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - saves active display monitor
       graphics to an image file (PNG,JPEG,...)
  <li> <b>d.out.gpsdrive</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - exports display monitor
-      to a GpsDrive compatible backdrop image
+      to a <a href="http://www.gpsdrive.cc">GpsDrive</a> compatible backdrop image
  <li> <b>d.polar</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - draws a polar diagram for an
       angle map such as topographic aspect or flow direction
+ <li> <b>d.rast.arrow</b>: many enhancements, support for magnitude as well
+      as 360 degree directional inputs
  <li> <b>d.text</b>: added support for text rotation
  <li> <b>d.vect</b>: variable vector line width added, random colors for points and
       lines, dynamic width and colors from attribute data
- <li> <b>d.vect.thematic</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - thematic mapper for
-      vector map displays 
+ <li> <b>d.vect.thematic</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - customizable
+      thematic mapper for vector map displays
  <li> <b>g.html2man</b>: fixes for improved man page output
  <li> <b>g.transform</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - utility to compute
-      coordinate transformations based upon GCPs and output error measurements
+      coordinate transformations based upon GCPs, including error analysis
  <li> <b>gis.m</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> alternative graphical GIS manager
       (see above)
- <li> <b>i.in.spotvgt</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - import of SPOT VGT NDVI
-      file into a raster map
+ <li> <b>i.in.spotvgt</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - import SPOT-VGT NDVI
+      satellite imagery into a raster map
  <li> <b>i.landsat.rgb</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - auto-enhancement of colors
       for LANDSAT imagery
- <li> <b>i.ortho.photo/i.rectify</b>: no longer signals completion with email
+ <li> <b>i.ortho.photo</b>, <b>i.rectify</b>: no longer signal completion with email
       notification
- <li> <b>i.spectral</b>: fix for finding gnuplot
- <li> <b>i.vpoints</b>: various fixes, including reverse transform overlay of vector
-      maps from target projection
+ <li> <b>i.spectral</b>: fix for finding <tt>gnuplot</tt>
+ <li> <b>i.points</b>, <b>i.vpoints</b>: various fixes, including reverse transform
+      overlay of vector maps from the target projection
  <li> <b>m.proj</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - utility to convert coordinates
-      from one projection to another (automated frontend for cs2cs)
+      from one projection to another (automated frontend for <tt>cs2cs</tt>)
  <li> <b>NVIZ</b>: integrated into single user interface; animation labels; new
       fly-through navigation; direct output of animations to MPEG with FFMPEG
       library; menus polished; full Tcl/Tk 8.4 support
  <li> <b>ps.map</b>: many improvements (extended RGB support, etc), new vector fill
       patterns including vector legend support
- <li> <b>r.carve</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - hydrological module for
-      transforming vector data of a stream to raster, and subtracts
-      depth from the output DEM
- <li> <b>r.flow</b>: disallow erroneous Lat/Lon calculations
+ <li> <b>r.carve</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - hydrologic module for
+      transforming vector stream data into a raster map, including the
+      subtraction of stream depth from the output DEM
+ <li> <b>r.flow</b>: block erroneous Lat/Lon calculations
  <li> <b>r.in.srtm</b>: support for US 1-arcsec tiles
  <li> <b>r.in.wms</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - download and import data from WMS servers
  <li> <b>r.in.xyz</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates a raster map from an
@@ -215,76 +236,79 @@
       bathymetry import tool)
  <li> <b>r.lake</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - raises lakes in a DEM from a seed
       at a given water level
- <li> <b>r.mapcalc, r3.mapcalc</b>: acos(), asin(), pow(), &amp;&amp;&amp; and ||| added
-      for more intuitive handling of null data
+ <li> <b>r.le</b>: many stability fixes
+ <li> <b>r.mapcalc</b>, <b>r3.mapcalc</b>: acos(), asin(), pow(), &amp;&amp;&amp;
+      and ||| added for more intuitive handling of null data
  <li> <b>r.mask</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - create a MASK for limiting raster
-      operations (rewritten for GRASS 6)
+      operations (port from GRASS 5)
  <li> <b>r.out.gdal</b>: added support for multiple CREATEKEY and METAKEY parameters
  <li> <b>r.out.vtk</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts raster maps into the
-      VTK-ASCII format
- <li> <b>r.profile</b>: improved data input
+      VTK-ASCII format for 3D visualization
+ <li> <b>r.profile</b>: improved handling of input data
  <li> <b>r.sim.sediment</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - overland flow hydrologic
       erosion model based on duality particle-field concept (SIMWE)
  <li> <b>r.sim.water</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - overland shallow water flow
       hydrologic model based on duality particle-field concept (SIMWE)
  <li> <b>r.sun</b>: fixed units in description; new shadow algorithm; correction
-      factor for shadowing to account for the earth curvature
+      factor for shadowing to account for the Earth's curvature
  <li> <b>r.support</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - raster map layer support
       module (port from GRASS 5)
  <li> <b>r.thin</b>: fixed maximum iterations for lines
  <li> <b>r.to.rast3</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts 2D raster map slices
       to one 3D raster volume map
- <li> <b>r.to.vect</b>: add flag to not build topology (for r.in.xyz + v.surf.rst)
- <li> <b>r3.*</b>: code improvements and extended functionality for voxel data
+ <li> <b>r.to.vect</b>: add flag to not build topology (for <em>r.in.xyz<em> + </em>v.surf.rst</em>)
+ <li> <b>r3.*</b>: many code improvements and extended functionality for 3D raster volume (voxel) data
  <li> <b>r3.out.vtk</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts 3D raster maps into
-      the VTK-ASCII format
+      the VTK-ASCII format for visualization
  <li> <b>v.centroids</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - adds missing centroids
       to a vector map's closed area boundaries
- <li> <b>v.db.addcol</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - adds one or more columns to
-      the attribute table connected to a given vector map
- <li> <b>v.db.addtable</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates and adds a new
-      attribute table to a given layer of an existing vector map
- <li> <b>v.db.droptable</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - removes existing attribute
-      table of a vector map
+ <li> <b>v.db.addcol</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates one or more
+      columns in the attribute table connected to a vector map
+ <li> <b>v.db.addtable</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates a new
+      attribute table and connects it to an existing vector map
+ <li> <b>v.db.droptable</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - removes an existing
+      attribute table from a vector map
  <li> <b>v.db.reconnect.all</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - reconnect vector maps
       to a new database
  <li> <b>v.db.select</b>: multiple column support added
  <li> <b>v.db.update</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - allows the user to assign a
       new value to a column in an attribute table
- <li> <b>v.drape</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts a 2D vector map to a 3D
-      vector map by sampling an elevation raster
+ <li> <b>v.drape</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts a 2D vector map
+      into a 3D vector map by sampling an elevation raster
  <li> <b>v.digit</b>: new layout, tools added, bugs fixed
  <li> <b>v.dissolve</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - dissolve boundaries
       between adjacent areas in a vector map
  <li> <b>v.external</b>: GID search added; auto-search of FID added
- <li> <b>v.extrude</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - extrudes a flat vector objects to
-      3D vector faces of a defined height
- <li> <b>v.in.dxf</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - rewritten for GRASS 6, 3D support added
- <li> <b>v.in.ogr</b>: --overwrite flag repaired, selective import with WHERE option
- <li> <b>v.in.e00</b>: fixes
+ <li> <b>v.extrude</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - extrudes flat vector
+      objects into 3D vector faces of a defined height
+ <li> <b>v.in.dxf</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - rewritten for GRASS 6,
+      support for 3D features added
+ <li> <b>v.in.ogr</b>: repaired the <tt>--overwrite</tt> flag, selective import with WHERE option
+ <li> <b>v.in.e00</b>: various fixes
  <li> <b>v.in.gns</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - imports US-NGA GEOnet Names Server
       (GNS) country files
  <li> <b>v.in.gpsbabel</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - import Waypoints, Routes, and
-      Tracks from a GPS receiver or a GPS ASCII file into a vector map
+      Tracks from a GPS receiver or a GPS ASCII file into a vector map (supports many GPS formats)
  <li> <b>v.in.mapgen</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - imports Mapgen or Matlab vector maps
       (port from GRASS 5)
- <li> <b>v.kernel</b>: improved speed
+ <li> <b>v.kernel</b>: speed improvements
  <li> <b>v.lrs.*</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - Linear Reference System for
       vector line networks
- <li> <b>v.out.ogr</b>: Faces export added (3D vectors, for KML etc)
+ <li> <b>v.out.ogr</b>: 3D 'face' export added (3D vectors, for Google Earth KML format, etc.)
  <li> <b>v.patch</b>: attribute transfer, if table structures are identical
  <li> <b>v.rast.stats</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculates univariate
       statistics from a GRASS raster map based on vector objects
- <li> <b>v.report</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculate and report geometry
+ <li> <b>v.report</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculates and reports geometry
       statistics for vector maps
- <li> <b>v.surf.rst</b>: default npmin option fixed; fix for reading spatially variable smoothing
+ <li> <b>v.surf.rst</b>: default <tt>npmin</tt> option fixed; fix for reading
+      spatially variable smoothing parameter
  <li> <b>v.to.rast</b>: added option to compute the direction (angle) of lines
  <li> <b>v.to.rast3</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts a vector points map
       into a 3D raster map
  <li> <b>v.univar.sh</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculates extended univariate statistics 
       on a selected vector map attribute table column
- <li> <b>v.what.vect</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - upload vector values at positions of vector
-      points to a vector's attribute table
+ <li> <b>v.what.vect</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - uploads the values of
+      a given vector map into a coinciding vector point map's attribute table
  <li> Misc. display modules: Increased support for true-color RGB decorations
  <li> Misc. vector modules: Support for dynamic fill color and dynamic feature
       sizing from DB attribute columns
@@ -292,14 +316,7 @@
  <li> Scripts: Variable test portability issues fixed
 </ul>
 </ul>
-<ul>
-<li>GRASS Extensions Manager (GEM): <font color="red">NEW</font>
-<ul>
-  <li>Configure, compile and install additional GRASS modules without needing
-      the GRASS source code. Simplifies the addition of new modules or themed
-      module groups.
-</ul>
-</ul>
+
 <P>
 For a comprehensive list of changes to modules see the 
   <a href="../grass61/source/ChangeLog_6.1.0.gz">6.1</a> and
@@ -309,22 +326,22 @@
 For a complete list of commands available in GRASS 6.2.0 see the
 <a href="../grass62/manuals/html62_user/index.html">online manuals</a>.</p>
 
-<p><BR><i>We are always looking for both testers and developers to
-<a href="../devel/index.php">help</a> us maintain and accelerate this 
-development cycle.
+<p><BR><i>We are always looking for testers, code developers, and technical
+writers to <a href="../devel/index.php">help us</a> maintain and accelerate
+the development cycle.
 
 The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the
 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>
-(the GPL) <a href="http://grass.itc.it/devel/index.php">in the open</a> by
-<a href="http://grass.itc.it/community/index.php">volunteers</a> the
+(the GPL) <a href="../devel/index.php">in the open</a> by
+<a href="../community/index.php">volunteers</a> the
 <a href="http://mapserver.gdf-hannover.de/grassusers/map.phtml">world over</a>.
 
 GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the professional
-world in that it is developed and distributed by users for users; mostly on a
+world in that it is developed and distributed by users for users, mostly on a
 volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away for free.
 
 Emphasis is placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as well as
-software flexibility and evolution rate (both added features and bug minimization). 
+on software flexibility and evolution rate.
 </i></p>
 
 <p>
@@ -332,15 +349,15 @@
 <ul>
 <li> GRASS GIS 6.1.0 technology preview released 11 August 2006
 <li> GRASS GIS 6.2.0beta1 released 28 August 2006
-<li> 6.2.0beta2 released 30 August 2006
-<li> 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
-<li> 6.2.0RC1 released 26 September 2006
-<li> 6.2.0RC2 released 6 October 2006
+<li> GRASS GIS 6.2.0beta2 released 30 August 2006
+<li> GRASS GIS 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
+<li> GRASS GIS 6.2.0RC1 released 26 September 2006
+<li> GRASS GIS 6.2.0RC2 released 6 October 2006
 </ul>
 
 <hr>
 <address>
-<a href=http://grass.itc.it>GRASS Development Team</a> <br>
+<a href=http://grass.itc.it/community/team.php>GRASS Development Team</a><br>
 Date: [DATE] 2006 (last changed: $Date$)
 </address>
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