Comments on: The TextUML Toolkit needs you http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/ A company obsessed with one single goal: stopping people from writing so much code Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Slashdot: Is Open Source Software a Race To Zero? | abstratt: news from the front http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-567 Slashdot: Is Open Source Software a Race To Zero? | abstratt: news from the front Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:43:08 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-567 [...] TextUML Toolkit is open source (EPL) since release 1.1. The decision of making the TextUML Toolkit open source was based on the fact that I (a.k.a. [...] [...] TextUML Toolkit is open source (EPL) since release 1.1. The decision of making the TextUML Toolkit open source was based on the fact that I (a.k.a. [...]

]]> By: Call for contributors | abstratt: news from the front http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-559 Call for contributors | abstratt: news from the front Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:41:30 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-559 [...] of starting to gather some sort of community and hopefully contributors, I decided to release version 1.1 as EPL. In the first couple of weeks after that, I noticed a significant spike in interest (page hits, [...] [...] of starting to gather some sort of community and hopefully contributors, I decided to release version 1.1 as EPL. In the first couple of weeks after that, I noticed a significant spike in interest (page hits, [...]

]]> By: Textual modeling with TextUML http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-493 Textual modeling with TextUML Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:45:21 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-493 [...] I just discovered TextUML, an Eclipse extension that enables you to define UML models textually. It started out as a free but closed source project and was open sourced eventually. [...] [...] I just discovered TextUML, an Eclipse extension that enables you to define UML models textually. It started out as a free but closed source project and was open sourced eventually. [...]

]]> By: rafael.chaves http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-294 rafael.chaves Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:34:13 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-294 Tom, the final goal is at some point to submit a proposal to Eclipse.org, so the hosting choice was not really that important. SourceForge forums and issue tracking are lacking indeed, but it is still the most popular service (in terms of users and projects). I figured that would help with adoption. Google Code started allowing EPL three days after I provisioned the project on SF.net... otherwise, I might have chosen their service instead. Tom, the final goal is at some point to submit a proposal to Eclipse.org, so the hosting choice was not really that important. SourceForge forums and issue tracking are lacking indeed, but it is still the most popular service (in terms of users and projects). I figured that would help with adoption.

Google Code started allowing EPL three days after I provisioned the project on SF.net… otherwise, I might have chosen their service instead.

]]> By: Tom Morris http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-293 Tom Morris Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:31:48 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-293 How did you pick SourceForge for your hosting? Did you consider any alternatives? ArgoEclipse is currently hosted at Tigris, but I'm casting about for alternatives (perhaps Google Code now that they allow EPL). I thought SF was at least as bad as Tigris (particularly hate their forums), but perhaps I'm missing something... How did you pick SourceForge for your hosting? Did you consider any alternatives?

ArgoEclipse is currently hosted at Tigris, but I’m casting about for alternatives (perhaps Google Code now that they allow EPL). I thought SF was at least as bad as Tigris (particularly hate their forums), but perhaps I’m missing something…

]]> By: rafael.chaves http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-288 rafael.chaves Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:25:22 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-288 @Jerôme: That is interesting stuff, thanks for the links. You might know that already, but you can also get a taste of <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=236545" rel="nofollow">combining two notations</a> by using the TextUML Toolkit (for textual editing) with EclipseGraphviz (for graphical visualization). @Nirav: Thanks a lot for the support, btw, I believe you were the first person ever to comment on this blog! @Kenn: I know where you coming from, and I totally agree with what <a href="http://kenn-hussey.blogspot.com/2008/08/on-good-intentions.html" rel="nofollow">you wrote</a>. Let's see how it goes. Thank you all for the support! Rafael @Jerôme:

That is interesting stuff, thanks for the links. You might know that already, but you can also get a taste of combining two notations by using the TextUML Toolkit (for textual editing) with EclipseGraphviz (for graphical visualization).

@Nirav:

Thanks a lot for the support, btw, I believe you were the first person ever to comment on this blog!

@Kenn:

I know where you coming from, and I totally agree with what you wrote. Let’s see how it goes.

Thank you all for the support!

Rafael

]]> By: Kenn Hussey http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-287 Kenn Hussey Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:43:42 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-287 Raphael, I think releasing this technology under EPL is a great idea, and I'm sure the Modeling folks (and the MDT team in particular) would welcome such a contribution. I'm glad you've started to gather a community around this before actually contributing it to Eclipse because, as I suggested in my blog entry this morning, it's a shame when good intentions don't pan out... Raphael, I think releasing this technology under EPL is a great idea, and I’m sure the Modeling folks (and the MDT team in particular) would welcome such a contribution. I’m glad you’ve started to gather a community around this before actually contributing it to Eclipse because, as I suggested in my blog entry this morning, it’s a shame when good intentions don’t pan out…

]]> By: Nirav Thaker http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-286 Nirav Thaker Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:08:50 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-286 Glad to see you finally opening up the doors to your creative work, Good luck! Glad to see you finally opening up the doors to your creative work, Good luck!

]]> By: Jerome Benois http://abstratt.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-textuml-toolkit-needs-you/#comment-285 Jerome Benois Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:03:49 +0000 http://abstratt.com/blog/?p=111#comment-285 Hi Rafael, It's very good news, long life to textuml ! The textual notation is very good and pragmatic way to use UML. But i think the end-users can be choose between a graphical and a textual notation. (see: http://metabubble.blogspot.com/2008/03/combining-graphical-and-textual-model.html and http://apps.itemis.de/roller/itemislabkiel/entry/convergence_of_editors) Cheers, Jerôme. Hi Rafael,

It’s very good news, long life to textuml !

The textual notation is very good and pragmatic way to use UML. But i think the end-users can be choose between a graphical and a textual notation. (see: http://metabubble.blogspot.com/2008/03/combining-graphical-and-textual-model.html and http://apps.itemis.de/roller/itemislabkiel/entry/convergence_of_editors)

Cheers,
Jerôme.

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