Clarifications There isn't a last Apache release. But there are last previous NIH, Sourceforge, and Apache releases? TODO: Project History Page (Simple, just the releases and times, ideally with JIRA generated release notes).
Suggestion: Demonstration > explanation. Use Examples !! EXAMPLE 1 : Basic Pipeline (without UMLS) ** SHOW Before and after clinical text, demonstrates purpose ** LIST the 5 steps ** Most impressive demo would be the smoking status pipeline EXAMPLE 2: Basic Pipeline (with UMLS) ** SHOW Before and after (input text -> output annotations) ** LIST the steps ** Most impressive demo would be a negation of a cancer diagnosis and NER of a medication (chemotherapuetic drug). Thoughts? --andy On Feb 15, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Andy McMurry <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure thing Pei. > > I dont think cTAKES is ready for attention grabbing release (humble opinion). > And when you release you want to grab attention! ! cTAKES is awesome!! > > Suggestions (release blockers) > > (1) Downloads > http://incubator.apache.org/ctakes/downloads.cgi > ! Link to install instructions is not there but "Verifying signatures" takes > up 20% of the page. NEEDS OBVIOUS LINK TO INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS. > ! Last official release is blank because there isn't one, remove it > ! First mirror I tried was a 404? (not sure which one). I changed the mirror > then OK. Test all mirrors (script) > ? Previous releases are VERY confusing. > ? The NIH and SourceForge pages should redirect to cTAKES, google "cTAKES > download" and imagine how confused a beginner would be. > > (2) User Guide > http://incubator.apache.org/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0 > ? 3.0.0 : no list of new features from last stable release. Why would a user > bother to upgrade to a beta? > ! Would be better to have a bundled download with resources, if possible. > Otherwise, make it clear to a newcomer what the benefit of getting UMLS / LVG > is. (one sentence). > ! Needs a very high level overview of the components in the context of using > them to do a very basic task like. > ! This is likely the most frequently accessed document for cTAKES. It has > almost no pointers to where to find basic information. > > (3) OTHER > * The NCI and SourceForge links are now highly confusing. > * While I am downloading, I should be reading the recommended "Get Started" > guide > > I'm still downloading the 2GB resources file. > I'll try and get back to you about the install when that is done too. > > This constructive criticism is because I believe cTAKES is AWESOME. > Hard to see how awesome it is given the current instructions. > > --Andy > > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 5:02 PM, "Chen, Pei" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Andy, >> So much has changed in cTAKES since last year, if you have a chance- do you >> also want to try downloading the -bin and ensure at least the steps in the >> README are able to get you started? >> >> --Pei >> ________________________________________ >> From: Andy McMurry [[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 4:04 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Graduate cTAKES from Incubator >> >> Suggestion: can we get a good programmer with no cTAKES experience to kick >> the tires and tell us how long it took to get started? >> >> John Resig (jQuery founder) once told me "if it takes more than 15 minutes >> to get started, then that is way too long". >> >> "What is necessary is that enough investment be put into presentation that >> newcomers can get past the obstacle of unfamiliarity. … >> Hactivation energy: the amount of energy a newcomer must put in before she >> starts getting something back" >> -- From "Producing Open Source Software" >> >> http://books.google.com/books?id=0vbr7xvvzjgC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=hacktivation+energy&source=bl&ots=D0hP85ndwz&sig=G5HO-7GbLqQPwLaI6210D9WGk2E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N6EeUZXVHMHhiALq3YG4BQ&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=hacktivation%20energy&f=false >> >> >> On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:55 PM, "Chen, Pei" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> This is to open a discussion to graduate Apache cTAKES podling from the >>> Apache Incubator. >>> >>> Apache cTAKES entered the Incubator in June of 2012. We have made >>> significant progress with the project since moving over to Apache. We >>> currently have 18 committers listed on our status page at [1] including >>> over 10 which accepted after the podling was formed. >>> >>> During incubation, cTAKES has : >>> * Produced 1 Release >>> * Added 10 new Committer/PPMC members and shows constant community >>> activities >>> * Cleared IP on code >>> * Developed Roadmap(s) for the next major and minor releases in a community >>> process and started working on that [2] >>> * The community of Apache cTAKES is active, healthy, and growing and has >>> demonstrated the ability to self-govern using accepted Apache practices. >>> >>> [1] http://people.apache.org/committers-by-project.html#ctakes >>> [2] >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CTAKES#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project%3Aroadmap-panel >>> >> >
