On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Frank Warmerdam <[email protected]> wrote:
>> However, I am troubled that the Ubuntu proj distribution does not seem >> to include the grid ship files. > > > I have learned that the DebianGIS packagers are unwilling to distribute the > grid shift component until there is a licensing statement available for the > grid shift file .zip file. I am following up with them. In time I hope > Debian and Ubuntu will include grid shift files (possibly as an optional > package). Wow, that's a pretty major omission. I of course respect their position, but it impacts anyone depending on Proj as a shared library - PostGIS, MapServer, etc. And they're a bit inconsistent if Debian GRASS is including the grid shifts (but we'll pretend that I didn't say that so that the GRASS maintainers don't get yelled at). Rich -- Richard Greenwood [email protected] www.greenwoodmap.com _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
