[news.eclipse.tools] Re: A requirements management plugin...

["Steve Bannerman" <steve.bannerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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   Steve Bannerman
   steve.bannerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   44.(0)1865.273866

"Steve Bannerman" <steve.bannerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:...
> To whom it may concern,
>
> Me and Reqs
>
> --
>
> First, let me introduce myself and the requirements open source project
> (Reqs):
>
> I'm currently working on a doctorate in software engineering. I recently
>
> started an open source project to provide: (1) a generic requirements
markup
>
> language (RML); and (2) tool sets to browse/transform a set of
requirements
>
> files. The name of the project is "Reqs."
>
>
>
> At a high level, it proposes embodying requirements in an analogous manner
>
> to embodying source code: individual requirements in .rml files just like
>
> individual Java classes in .java files (I know, except for inner classes
>
> :-)). This avoids the "monolithic" requirements documents that we all love
>
> to hate. Then, we can use the same configuration management tools that we
>
> use in managing source code for requirements.
>
>
>
> You can check out the open source project at:
> http://reqs.comlab.ox.ac.uk:8080/reqs.
>
> An initial version of a Reqs plugin for Eclipse is available from
> http://reqs.comlab.ox.ac.uk:8080/reqs/products/eclipse.html.
>
>
>
> Eclipse and Reqs
>
> --
>
> Second, I'm not sure whether this project falls under the scope of the
> Eclipse Tools Project or the Eclipse Technology Project. I posted to the
> technology newsgroup last week but got minimal feedback. So, I'm trying
the
> tools newsgroup...hopefully I'll get more of a response.
>
> Then, I guess my question is: is this a suitable "sub-project" under the
> Eclipse Tools Project umbrella?  Or, does it belong under the Eclipse
> Technology umbrella?  Or, neither?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> -- 
>    Steve Bannerman
>    steve.bannerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    44.(0)1865.273866
>