Nothing would be better than open source flow software. GPLed flow software would expidite innovation for data analysis and acquisition. Karl G. Parato tel: (613) 737-8673 fax: (613) 737-8803 e-mail: kparato@ohri.ca > -----Original Message----- > From: David Chambers [SMTP:davidc@ccmi.salk.edu] > Sent: November 4, 2001 13:55 > To: Cytometry Mailing List > Subject: Re: Open Source Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Software > > > I would like to second the idea of setting up such a project. I think > this is a really wonderful idea and one which is long overdue. > > Although like Geoff, I'm not sure I'm the person with the necessary > organizational skills for this project I am willing to put in a good > deal of effort, and can offer things like a web home, mailing list > and a cvs server. Alternatively there's places like Sourceforge. > Also I am willing to have a bash at organizing it if necessary. > Heck, I can probably even do a bit of programming as well! :-) > > I'd like to put in my $0.02 now, that the project should be open > sourced and put under a license such as the GPL so that the entire > community can benefit in perpertuity. > > So let's hear from all interested parties and we can get the ball > rolling. > > All the best > > - David > > > David Chambers > <davidc@ccmi.salk.edu> > Salk CCMI/Flow Cytometry > 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd > La Jolla, CA 92037, USA > > > > 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. >
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