This document summarizes the history and future of JGrass, an open source Java GIS application that provides a graphical user interface and plugins for the GRASS GIS. It describes the motivation for JGrass 1.0 and 2.0, challenges faced, and the decision in 2007 to join with the uDig community. Key points covered include improved support for shapefiles, DWG files, and the GRASS raster library in JGrass 3.0 through integration with uDig and its plugins.