I don't think a FAQ needs to point to one "single best tool". As Frank noted in his examples, the answer could be a list of tools if more than one provides the capability. Answers that include links to a description of the capability (and/or examples of usage) in the project documentation would be especially helpful.
- TylerE On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Hamish <hamis...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Jody: > > This request comes up yearly; and was > > one of the ideas for content for the osgeo website. The > > difficulty is finding resources to produce the content. > > > > The trouble is just because a request is common, and makes > > perfect sense from a marketing open source geospatial point > > of view, does not imply the foundation has the marketing > > muscle to get it done. > > as noted in the original thread on the live-demo ML, much of the OSGeo > software is somewhat interchangeable, especially for common desktop GIS > tasks. Asking the collective authors/representatives of all OSGeo projects > which is the best single tool to get the job done is not likely to converge > on a single answer that doesn't leave at least one or two projects feeling a > bit ignored. > > this may be frustrating & overwhelming to the new recruit, but the only > honest answer I could give to it is "explore the Live DVD and find something > that fits you well". > > > what's the best FOSS tool to edit a text file? > debian$ apt-cache search editor | wc -l > 603 > > ... "it depends", take your pick :-/ > > > solutions welcome, > Hamish > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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