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<chapter id="authors">
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<title>Authors and History</title>
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<para>
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This project was started by Paul Hensgen as one of his University projects.
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The original name of the application was <application>UML Modeller</application>. Paul did
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all the development until the end of 2001 when the program reached version 1.0.
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Version 1.0 already offered a lot of functionality, but after the project had been reviewed at
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Paul's University, other developers could join and they started making valuable contributions
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to <application>UML Modeller</application>, like switching from a binary file format to an &XML; file, support for more
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types of &UML; Diagrams, Code Generation and Code Import just to name a few.
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</para>
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<para>
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Paul had to retire from the development team in Summer 2002 but, as Free and Open Source Software, the
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program continues to improve and evolve and is being maintained by a group of developers from different
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parts of the world. In September 2002 the project changed its name from <application>&UML; Modeller</application>, to
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&umbrello;. There are several reasons for the change of names, the most
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important ones being that just <quote>uml</quote> — as it was commonly known — was a much too generic name
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and caused problems with some distributions. The other important reason is that the developers think
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<application>Umbrello</application> is a much cooler name.
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</para>
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<para>
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The development of &umbrello; as well as discussions as to where the program should head for future versions
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is open and takes place over the Internet. If you would like to contribute to the project, please do not
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hesitate to contact the developers. There are many ways in which you can help &umbrello;:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Reporting bugs or improvements suggestions</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Fixing bugs or adding features</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Writing good documentation or translating it to other languages</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>And of course...coding with us!</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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As you see, there are many ways in which you can contribute. All of them are very important and
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everyone is welcome to participate.
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</para>
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<para>
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The &umbrello; developers can be reached at <email>uml-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</email>.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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