[Gvsig_english] extCAD and OpenCAD extension

[Benjamin Ducke]

Thanks for the explanation, Jorge.
That has clarified it.

Cheers,

Ben

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> El 30/08/11 11:06, Benjamin Ducke escribió:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am a bit confused about the status of "extCAD" in the
> > gvSIG SVN and the OpenCAD extension by Cartolab. As far
> > as I can see, OpenCAD is a replacement for "extCAD".
> > However: it lives in its own OSOR SVN.
> >
> 
> Authors can explain better but in short, OpenCADTools is an evolution
> of some specific CAD tools developed some time ago for a vertical
> gvSIG application, that were later adapted for newer versions of gvSIG
> (1.9) and for general use.
> 
> > So is OpenCAD a fork of extCAD? If it's not, then why
> > not just merge OpenCAD into the gvSIG SVN and maintain
> > it as the new "extCAD"?
> >
> 
> Yes, it's a fork but is updated with extCAD adding more
> functionalities, and in close coordination with core team. Some of
> them are (or have
> been) part of the gvSIG Technical Steering Committee.
> 
> It's planned to substitute extCAD by OpenCADTools, but as a part of
> the core of gvSIG Desktop we first need from some of the current
> copyright holders to accept the gvSIG CLA. As two of them are public
> administrations, and we are in summer, this process is taking more
> than expected.
> 
> 
> > Are the patches to "extCAD" in the gvSIG SVN
> > being mirrored in OpenCAD, so that it will be
> > save to overwrite "extCAD" in gvSIG 1.11/1.12 with
> > OpenCAD?
> >
> 
> Yes for the first, not sure about the second, I assume that yes.
> OpenCADTools developers can add more details if they wish.
> 
> Regards
> 
> -- Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas
> gvSIG Team at Prodevelop
> Technical Collaborations Manager
> http://www.gvsig.org
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