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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 22:13:25 +0200 (CEST)
From: Marko.Boger@argouml.de
Reply-To: Marko.Boger@argouml.de
Subject: New version of ArgoUML
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Dear software developer,

you receive this email because you showed interest in ArgoUML or
Poseidon for UML and we would like to update you on the latest
development.

The community of developers is proud to announce the release of a new
version of ArgoUML. ArgoUML 0.10 is the new stable release of ArgoUML.

The development has continuously been going on since the last public
release and we now feel we can call it stable enough for another public
release. As with most software projects, it is never finished. To
express this we called it 'version 0.10'. It is a lot better than the
previous release but still far from perfect.

As you know, ArgoUML is an Open Source project. It is developed by a
community of interested programmers and researchers, contributing their
time or using ArgoUML to test and share their ideas with the world. For Arg=
oUML
this means two things. First of all anybody is allowed and encouraged to
download the source code and improve on it with the hope that the
improvements eventually will be incorporated into the project so that
everyone can benefit from it. Secondly ArgoUML has been, is and will be
a tool containing interesting new ideas in the field of UML design.

If you would like to contribute your ideas and your time to the further
development of this project you are welcome to do so by joining the
project. You can also use ArgoUML as a framework to test your own ideas
on how to build tools for UML design.

Another way of helping us is to promote our project. For example, vote
for ArgoUML at the JDJ Readers Choice Award at
http://www.sys-con.com/java/readerschoice2002/. ArgoUML is currently on
7th place.

On the Internet, ArgoUML has become one of the most well-known UML
projects. If you look for 'UML' or 'UML tool' at Google you will find it
on the first page.

Since version 0.8.1a the following big improvements have been made:
* Sequence diagrams are added
* Use Case diagrams augmented with extends and includes
* A module/plug-in concept that makes it possible to write additions
* A User Manual is provided
Furthermore 0.10 contains countless features, enhancements and problems
solved, too many to remember or list.

You can download it from http://www.argouml.org. Or you can directly
launch it via Java Web Start (if you have that installed or are running JDK
1.4) by following this link:
http://www.argouml.org/files/4/0/0100/ArgoUMLWebStart.jnlp

Feedback is very welcome. Even more so we would like to have your active
contribution to the project.

The ArgoUML project is supported by Gentleware. Gentleware is developing
Poseidon for UML, a commercial derivative of ArgoUML. Find more
information at http://www.gentleware.com.

Best regards,

Linus Tolke,
Markus Klink,
Toby Bayer,
Marko Boger

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Dr. Marko Boger
Gentleware AG, Vogt-K=F6lln-Str. 30, 22527 Hamburg, Germany
Fon: +49 (0)40 32 899 878 Fax: +49 (0)40 42883 2328
Web: http://www.gentleware.com