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* The primary point of contact for GRASS user help and development coordination is on the [http://grass.ibiblio.org/community/support.php mailing lists]. The answers to | * The primary point of contact for GRASS user help and development coordination is on the [http://grass.ibiblio.org/community/support.php mailing lists]. The answers to many questions you may have will probably already have been addressed and will be waiting for you in the [http://grass.ibiblio.org/searchgrass.php mailing list archives]. | ||
* Because the mailing lists are so critical to the project's success, and support comes entirely from time-strapped volunteers and colleagues, we request some [[mailing list etiquette]] be followed. | * Because the mailing lists are so critical to the project's success, and support comes entirely from time-strapped volunteers and colleagues, we request some [[mailing list etiquette]] be followed. | ||
Revision as of 05:14, 2 December 2007
About the project
Freedom
The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (the GPL) in the open by volunteers the world over.
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 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).
The GRASS Community and the Development Team
User Map
- GRASS User Map
- Description of new GRASS UserMap
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
- The new Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo.org) was established in Chicago. GRASS was proposed as founding project.
- Potential tasks and responsibilities (earlier proposal)
- GRASS Project Steering Commitee for the OSGeo Foundation
- GRASS Project Incubation at the OSGeo Foundation
- http://grass.osgeo.org/
Other Free GIS projects
Getting Help
Mailing lists
- The primary point of contact for GRASS user help and development coordination is on the mailing lists. The answers to many questions you may have will probably already have been addressed and will be waiting for you in the mailing list archives.
- Because the mailing lists are so critical to the project's success, and support comes entirely from time-strapped volunteers and colleagues, we request some mailing list etiquette be followed.
IRC communication
- How to participate in IRC communication (#grass, #osgeo, #gdal, #qgis, #mapserver and other channels)
Documentation
- You've already discovered the wiki. Go forth and explore!
Community resources
GRASS education (Free GIS education)
The GRASS education (Free GIS education) wiki site offers a start to collect links, text documents and small images. Furthermore it provides a discussion platform to develop and collect approaches, techniques, exercises and course structures for people giving GRASS and/or other Free GIS courses.
Promoting GRASS GIS
Conferences
- FOSS4G2007 - Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 2007 Victoria, Canada September 24-27, 2007
- FOSS4G2006 - Open Source Geospatial Communities Joint Conference 12-15 September 2006 in Lausanne, Switzerland with GRASS workshops...
- GRASS related workshops and presentations
GRASS Add-on modules
- GRASS AddOns software contributed by the community.