for those into mapping/GIS. Note: forwarded message attached. ===== phrostie Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of DOS and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings. http://pfrostie.freeservers.com/cad-tastrafy/ //www.freelists.org/webpage/cad-linux/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar -- X-Apparently-To: pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx via web11002.mail.yahoo.com; 17 Jan 2002 06:28:51 -0800 (PST) X-Yahoo-Received: from mux1.sc5.mail.yahoo.com by web11002.mail.yahoo.com; 17 Jan 2002 06:28:51 -0800 (PST) X-Yahoo-Received: from mta569.mail.yahoo.com by mux1.sc5.mail.yahoo.com; 17 Jan 2002 06:28:51 -0800 (PST) X-Yahoo-MsgId: <mta569.mail.yahoo.com.1011277730.87434.0016> X-Track: 1: 40 Received: from ccis01.baylor.edu (129.62.1.18) by mta569.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 Jan 2002 06:28:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccis01.baylor.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id IAA1492391; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:26:35 -0600 (CST) Received: from FS-EXCHANGE1.baylor.edu (flopsy.baylor.edu [129.62.3.249]) by ccis01.baylor.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA1492111 for <GRASSLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:25:24 -0600 (CST) Received: from camelot.itc.it ([195.223.171.5]) by FS-EXCHANGE1.baylor.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.2966); Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:25:28 -0600 Received: from artemide.itc.it (artemide [10.0.10.10]) by camelot.itc.it (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id g0HEPMr03285 for <grasslist@xxxxxxxxxx>; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:25:22 +0100 (MET) Received: from thuille.itc.it. (thuille [10.40.0.110]) by artemide.itc.it (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id g0HEP0x23235; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:25:00 +0100 (MET) Received: (from neteler@localhost) by thuille.itc.it. (8.11.6/8.11.2) id g0HEOxo14319; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:24:59 +0100 Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:24:59 +0100 From: Markus Neteler <neteler@xxxxxx> To: grasslist@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: grass5 developers list <grass5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, wingrass <wingrass@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [GRASSLIST:2920] Announcement: GRASS GIS 5.0.0pre3 released Mail-Followup-To: grasslist@xxxxxxxxxx, grass5 developers list <grass5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, wingrass <wingrass@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Jan 2002 14:25:28.0721 (UTC) FILETIME=[CFEE8010:01C19F62] Sender: owner-GRASSLIST@xxxxxxxxxx X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.10/991025/16:55 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN Content-Length: 845 Dear GRASS community, the GRASS Development Team announces the release of GRASS 5.0.0pre3 At time the source code is available, we'll produce selected binaries the next days. What's new in GRASS 5.0.0pre3: o Improvements (excerpt only, for details see NEWS): - 36 GIS modules fixed or updated/added - improved configuration (autoconf) - XDRIVER improved, PNG-driver with optional 24bit - portability improved - new generic Windows display driver o improved module documentation (HTML and PDF) For more details have a look at: http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass500pre3.html Why still no stable version? ... because is is not stable yet. We first want to sort out the remaining critical bugs which are listed at the GRASS bugtracker. We hope you enjoy the ongoing development!