Paolo wrote:
I think the real strength of QGIS is the easy access to many different
GFOSS tools: it is a good frontend to GRASS, PostGIS, SpatiaLite, R,
WMS, WFS, and it helps setting up a MapServer project.
not just a good frontend, it can be a great low-barrier-to-entry
introduction to those softwares for beginner users. everyone wins.
Hamish