Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of FAQGeneral


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    2626OGR used to stand for ''OpenGIS Simple Features Reference Implementation''. However, since OGR is not fully compliant with the OpenGIS Simple Feature specification and is not approved as a reference implementation of the spec the name was changed to ''OGR Simple Features Library''. The only meaning of OGR in this name is historical. OGR is also the prefix used everywhere in the source of the library for class names, filenames, etc.
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    28 == What exactly was the license terms for GDAL? ==
     28== Is GDAL/OGR proprietary software? ==
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    30 The following terms are the same as X windows is released under, and is generally known as the [http://www.opensource.org/osi3.0/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License]. It is intended to give you permission to do whatever you want with the GDAL source, including building proprietary commercial software, without further permission from me, or requirement to distribute your source code. A few portions of GDAL under under slightly different terms. For instance the [http://www.libpng.org/ libpng], [http://www.ijg.org/ libjpeg], [http://remotesensing.org/libtiff/ libtiff], and [http://remotesensing.org/geotiff/geotiff.html libgeotiff] license terms may vary slightly though I don't think any of them differ in any significant way. Some external libraries which can be optionally used by GDAL are under radically different licenses.
     30No, GDAL/OGR is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS Free and Open Source Software].
     31
     32== What license does GDAL/OGR use? ==
     33
     34GDAL/OGR library is distributed under the terms of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11_License X11]/[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT] License.
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     36It is intended to give you permission to do whatever you want with the GDAL source code: download, modify, redistribute as you please, including building proprietary commercial software, no permission from [http://home.gdal.org/warmerda/ Frank Warmerdam], [http://www.osgeo.org/ OSGeo Foundation] or anyone else is required.
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     38A few portions of GDAL under under slightly different terms. For instance the [http://www.libpng.org/ libpng], [http://www.ijg.org/ libjpeg], [http://remotesensing.org/libtiff/ libtiff], and [http://remotesensing.org/geotiff/geotiff.html libgeotiff] license terms may vary slightly though I don't think any of them differ in any significant way. Some external libraries which can be optionally used by GDAL are under radically different licenses.
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     62== What operating systems does Subversion run on? ==
     63
     64You can use GDAL/OGR on all modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like flavors of Unix]: Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Solaris; and most versions of Microsoft Windows (NT/2000/XP/Vista/CE). Both, 32-bit and 64-bit architectures are supported.
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     66If you have used GDAL/OGR on operating system or computer architecture not listed above, don't hesitate to [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev tell us your story].
     67
     68== What compiler can I use to build GDAL/OGR? ==
     69
     70GDAL/OGR is written in ANSI C and C++. It can be compiled with [wiki:SupportedCompilers all modern C/C++ compilers].
     71
     72== I have a question. Where can I get more information? ==
     73
     74If you don't find an answer after browsing this [wiki:FAQ], there are several other resources available:
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     76 * Documentation of available on [http://gdal.org/ GDAL] and [http://gdal.org/ogr/ OGR] websites
     77 * [/gdal/wiki Wiki pages]
     78 * [wiki/MailingLists Mailing Lists]
     79 * IRC on channel #gdal on irc.freenode.net
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    5481== How do I add support for a new format? ==
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