[Freegis-list] survey for a newbie

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 09:40:56AM -0800, Matt.Wilkie wrote:
> > > > A summary web page is a very good idea.
> > > 
> > > We will add one on FreeGIS. However, we can can not
> > > publish a guide on how to migrate from AI8 to GRASS
> > > technically. But we can list up some economical and
> > > philosophical thought. Some technical pitfalls perhaps.
> > 
> > You might invite comments from groups that have done the transition or
> > have chosen not to. I don't know if there is an easy way for you to do
> > that so it won't take too much of your time.
> 
> The easiest method I can think of, short of adding "comment 
> on this web page" features to the website, is: 
> 
> 1)post a summary of this discussion on the web site
> 2)invite potential contributors to add to the discussion
> by using the Freegis-list; recommend a specific subject line.
> 3)periodically, as traffic warrants, update the webpage.
> 
> I'll help summarize if needed.

Hi Matt,

such a "message board" (or whatever) would be a good idea for this survey.
Maybe we can add another survey: comparison between ARCINFO8, GRASS,
MapInfo, ... I am really interested to compare functionality but I am not
expert for all systems of course.

Markus