I also think this would be a great idea-I'm not very good at programing but am really good at be critical of other people's programs. Let me know how I can help. Janet Dow >On Fri, 02 Nov 2001 10:43:44 +1000, Geoffrey Osborne ><geoff.osborne@anu.edu.au> wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> I'd like to start a discussion, and gauge peoples interest in >>creating an >> Open Source Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Software package. >> For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept of open source >> software please have a look here >> http://www.opensource.org/ >> "The basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can >> read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the >> software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And >> this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of >> conventional software development, seems astonishing." >> The reasons behind my interest in such a project are many fold: >> * Firstly, from a standpoint "flow community spirit" it just plain makes >> sense, as a group we have the ability to achieve so much. >> * Secondly, there is the matter of economics, we can all benefit from such >> a product, (including commercial vendors for example http://www.redhat.com >> or commercial end users like Amazon shifting to Linux)and in particular in >> developing countries where the cost of some commercial packages could be >> prohibitive. >> * Thirdly, development time of the "ultimate" no cost flow analysis package >> could be incredibly short >> >> That said, we are willing to put our "money where our mouth is" and >> provide source code towards such a package. I'm not necessarily the person >> with the skills to set up or manage such a project, but would contribute >> where I could. >> Your thoughts? >> >> Yours in anticipation, >> >> >> Geoffrey Osborne >> >> Specialist, Flow Cytometry, >> John Curtin School of Medical Research, >> The Australian National University, >> Canberra, 0200, ACT. AUSTRALIA >> email: geoff.osborne@anu.edu.au >> http://jcsmr.anu.edu.au/facslab/facshome.html >> >> (61 2) 6125 3694. Janet Dow Research Technician and Manager Flow Cytometry Facility North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine Room C-314 Raleigh, NC 27606 (919)513-6364
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