= Proposals for a new GRASS GIS startup mechanism =

== Introduction ==

This page is meant as a brainstorming exercise to collect ideas on how to make GRASS GIS startup more newbie-friendly. The general idea is to make initial contact easier and with a less steep learning curve.

This discussion also contains a paradigm choice: should GRASS continue to demand a choice by the user about the projection system to use, possibly making this choice easier and more transparent, or should GRASS start in an arbitrary projection system (lat-long has been suggested) and then inform the user that she might want to change system, or highlight the issue as soon as the user tries to import data which is not lat-long ? To be discussed...

== Keep current paradigm, but make contact easier ==

=== Proposal 1: Make startup screen more newbie-friendly ===



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== Change paradigm ==