(this did not hit the list previously) Tim wrote: > > do I have to expect data damage when opening GRASS6 > > locations with the current trunk?
Hamish: > we hope not, but do not guarantee it. (ability to break backwards > compatibility lets us develop faster and in new directions, the > whole point of a new major version) > > Can I use GRASS 7 and then afterwards GRASS 6 again on the > > same location? > for now. > do not use development versions for production work. If there > is a particular new feature which you just can't live without, > consider putting in a request to have it backported (small things > only) Something to add in the discussion: I think it is not a question of "is it going to happen that someone curious opens 6x-mapsets with grass7x for real work, but _when_". And when it happens, will there be (at least) some kind of warning (mechanism!)? Or/and maybe a major "spread the news" action (in ML's, GRASS- related feeds)? Thanks, Nikos _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
