[Attempto] Attempto and building software applications

[Norbert E. Fuchs]

On 19 Jul 2011, at 16:53, Jean-Marc Vanel wrote:

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> Although Attempto is usable by trained users in its present version, there are several features missing for usage in the large. I invite you to comment and state your priorities. I'll do so in coming posts.
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On 19 Jul 2011, at 17:16, Pierre-Alexandre Voye wrote:

> I think the main feature which miss is the support of temporal logic. In fact, with the support of Can/Must/May we have a deontic logic support. It is perfectly sufficient. Temporal logic is the last angle of first order logic which would permit to express, for instance, Agent Belief-Desire-Intention Agent oriented language. The actual state, in which, we have to use expression between quote, is not usable.
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> I think the project would also have a lot to gain by opening itself, in a standard repository like google code or github, and permitting people to access test code, etc.. The project could grow and in the same time to continue to be controlled by its creator at Zurich's university.


Pierre-Alexandre, Jean-Marc and all

Two brief answers.

1. Already now, anybody can download the source code of the Attempto Parsing Engine (APE) plus some related tools and a content words lexicon. Thus you are completely free to extend the language ACE and to modify its tools in any way you want.

2. We are in fact considering to port the Attempto code to a public repository, but this will take some time since we are currently preparing a bug-fix release of APE – besides being busy with a lot of other things.

Regards.

   --- nef