[QGIS Commit] r10008 - trunk/articles/2009/geoinformatics

svn_qgis at osgeo.org svn_qgis at osgeo.org
Sat Jan 24 05:31:10 EST 2009


Author: dassau
Date: 2009-01-24 05:31:10 -0500 (Sat, 24 Jan 2009)
New Revision: 10008

Modified:
   trunk/articles/2009/geoinformatics/article.tex
Log:
a few updates


Modified: trunk/articles/2009/geoinformatics/article.tex
===================================================================
--- trunk/articles/2009/geoinformatics/article.tex	2009-01-24 10:28:57 UTC (rev 10007)
+++ trunk/articles/2009/geoinformatics/article.tex	2009-01-24 10:31:10 UTC (rev 10008)
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Geographic Information System (GIS) and
 an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). QGIS is
-licensed under the GNU General Public License.
+written in C++ and Python with a QT based GUI. It is licensed inder the GNU
+General Public License (GPL).
 
 \minisec{History}
 
@@ -69,14 +70,17 @@
 complete GRASS functionality of more than 300 modules.
 \end{itemize}
 
-\subsection{Plugins}
+\subsection{Plugin Architecture}
 
-QGIS can be adapted to your special needs with the help of an extensible
+QGIS can be customized to your special needs with the help of an extensible
 plugin architecture. It provides libraries that can be used to create
-QGIS plugins or even new applications with C++ or Python. Most Python plugins
-are managed in external repositories, and can be easily installed using the
-Python Plugin Installer.
+QGIS plugins or even new applications with C++ or Python. 
 
+\subsection{External Python Plugin Repositories}
+
+Most Python plugins are managed in external repositories, and can be easily
+installed using the Python Plugin Installer.
+
 \begin{figure}[h]
    \begin{center}
    \caption{QGIS Python Plugin Installer}\label{fig:python-plugin}\smallskip
@@ -85,8 +89,6 @@
 \end{figure}
 
 
-
-
 \subsection{Development}
 
 \subsection{Perspective / Conclusion}



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