Author: fchrist
Date: Fri Jan 13 13:20:48 2012
New Revision: 1231050
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1231050&view=rev
Log:
STANBOL-447 minor edits
Modified:
incubator/stanbol/site/trunk/content/stanbol/index.mdtext
Modified: incubator/stanbol/site/trunk/content/stanbol/index.mdtext
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/stanbol/site/trunk/content/stanbol/index.mdtext?rev=1231050&r1=1231049&r2=1231050&view=diff
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--- incubator/stanbol/site/trunk/content/stanbol/index.mdtext (original)
+++ incubator/stanbol/site/trunk/content/stanbol/index.mdtext Fri Jan 13
13:20:48 2012
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Title: Welcome to Apache Stanbol (incuba
Apache Stanbol (currently in [incubation](http://incubator.apache.org)) is an
open source modular software stack and reusable set of components for semantic
content management.
-Apache Stanbol [components](docs/trunk/components.html) are meant to be
accessed over RESTful interfaces to provide semantic services for content
management. The current code is written in Java and based on the
[OSGi](http://www2.osgi.org/Specifications/HomePage) component framework.
+Apache Stanbol [components](docs/trunk/components.html) are meant to be
accessed over RESTful interfaces to provide semantic services for content
management. Thus, one application is to extend traditional content management
systems with (internal or external) semantic services. Additionally, Apache
Stanbol let's you create new types of content management systems with semantics
at their core. The current code is written in Java and based on the
[OSGi](http://www2.osgi.org/Specifications/HomePage) component framework.
-Applications include extending existing traditional content management systems
with (internal or external) semantic services. Additionally, Apache Stanbol
let's you create new types of content management systems with semantics at
their core. Its main features include:
+Apache Stanbol's main features are:
- **Content Enhancement**<br>
Services that add semantic information to ânon-semanticâ pieces of
content.
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Applications include extending existing
- **Knowledge Models**<br>
Services that are used to define and manipulate the data models (e.g.
ontologies) that are used to store the semantic information.
- **Persistence**<br>
- Services that store (or cache) semantic information and make it searchable.
+ Services that store (or cache) semantic information, i.e. enhanced content,
entities, facts, and make it searchable.
-Apache Stanbol features provide the basics to create content management
systems with intelligent user interfaces. Those user interfaces benefit from
the semantic information that can be handled by Apache Stanbol. See the
[documentation](docs/trunk/index.html) and [usage
scenarios](docs/trunk/scenarios.html) pages for more details.
+Apache Stanbol features provide the basics to create content management
systems with semantically advanced user interfaces. Those user interfaces
benefit from the semantic information that can be handled by Apache Stanbol.
See the [documentation](docs/trunk/index.html) and [usage
scenarios](docs/trunk/scenarios.html) pages for more details.
An online demo of the basic/stable features of Apache Stanbol is available
[here](http://stanbol.demo.nuxeo.com/) and
[here](http://dev.iks-project.eu:8080/). An experimental/full version of Apache
Stanbol is available [here](http://dev.iks-project.eu:8081/).
@@ -27,24 +27,19 @@ The Apache Stanbol project was initiated
## How to get involved
### Mailing lists
-The dev mailing list is where the action is, so make sure you subscribe
-to the Apache Stanbol developers mailing list by sending an
-email to <code>stanbol-dev-subscribe AT incubator.apache.org</code> .
+The dev mailing list is where the action is, so make sure you subscribe to the
Apache Stanbol developers mailing list by sending an email to
<code>stanbol-dev-subscribe AT incubator.apache.org</code> .
We don't have a users mailing list at this time, we'll create it if traffic
becomes too high on the dev list. User questions are welcome on the dev list
for now.
-Mailing list archives are available at
[mail-archives.apache.org](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/),
-[markmail.org](http://markmail.org/search/?q=list:org.apache.incubator.stanbol-*)
and the other usual places.
+Mailing list archives are available at
[mail-archives.apache.org](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/),
[markmail.org](http://markmail.org/search/?q=list:org.apache.incubator.stanbol-*)
and the other usual places.
Additional mailing lists:
* <code>stanbol-commits AT incubator.apache.org</code> : commit messages
- * <code>stanbol-private AT incubator.apache.org</code> : private list for
Apache Stanbol PPMC members
+ * <code>stanbol-private AT incubator.apache.org</code> : private list for
Apache Stanbol [PPMC](http://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html)
[members](docs/trunk/team.html)
### Issue tracker
-The Stanbol issue tracker is at
[https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STANBOL](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STANBOL).
-You can report issues and submit patches there, and you're welcome to discuss
those on the
-mailing list first, as needed.
+The Stanbol issue tracker is at
[https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STANBOL](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STANBOL).
You can report issues and submit patches there, and you're welcome to discuss
those on the mailing list first, as needed.
### Source code
The Apache Stanbol source code can be found at
[incubator/stanbol/trunk/](http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/stanbol/trunk/).
