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Website redesigned - full syntax for PSL v6 has now been added - there have been substantial revisions to the website content in March 2012 - PSL/PSA-lite coming soon....
Your installation includes sample data, designed to show you some of the options you have for building your website. In addition to information about Joomla! there are two sample "sites within a site" designed to help you get started with builidng your own site.
The first site is a simple site about Australian Parks. It shows how you can quickly and easily build a personal site with just the building blocks that are part of Joomla!. It includes a personal blog, weblinks, and a very simple image gallery.
The second site is slightly more complex and represents what you might do if you are building a site for a small business, in this case a Fruit Shop.
In building either style site, or something completely different, you will probably want to add extensions and either create or purchase your own template. Many Joomla! users start off by modifying the templates that come with the core distribution so that they include special images and other design elements that relate to their site's focus.
The section about PSL/PSA - Present identified some of the plans for the present and immediate future.
At the moment, the longer term view of PSL/PSA has four key elements:
- PSL-lite - the goal of this is to have a simplified (simplified in terms of the last version of PSL/PSA - but that contained a lot of very obscure relations which will be removed for PSLlite) version available as an open source project. This would make PSL available in a functioning form to everyone. As an open source project, it would be worthwhile for many people to help with its subsequent development. Some initial seed funding is needed to get this started properly.
- PSL/PSA - this will be made available again in a form similar in functionality to the product as it was last available. At the moment, this is seen as a replacement of PSL/PSA v6.0. However, that version evolved partly in response to some very specific needs of some of the original project sponsors. Quite a few people have been trying to understand why some features were added. Therefore it is possible that what emerges is a replacement full product based more on a wider discussion of system requirements modelling needs.
- metaPSL - this is a backroom meta-meta-modellling tool. It is used to create languages such as PSL. There are no plans to make it available generally, although it may be made available to organizations who have needs for variant or completely different languages and associated with training courses for Language Definers.
- Supplementary Tools - decisions willbe taken whether or not to make available replacements for some important addon tools such as Completeness and Consistency Checking, Automated Specification Generation, and View Integration System (preparing corporate data models and performing canonical syntheses to support normalization).
There are several ways in which this website can be used.
Publicly available information
The initial pages of this website are available to the general public. They can be accessed without creating an account. Of course, evenyone who is interested in psl/psa is encouraged to register. This will make it easier for you to be kept up to date with new developments and for us to know about interest in psl/psa.
Information available to registered users only
The whole syntax of PSL/PSA as it was when last available as a commercial product is available on this site.
Shortly, a simpler version of PSL, called PSLlite will be available for people to try. This will only be available to registered users. At the time of writing, a decision has not yet been taken whether to make it available completely free of charge, or to make a very modest subscription charge. Developing PSLlite is costing money, and there needs to be a source of revenue to fund it.
A revised version of a complete PSL/PSA will be available later, and it is likely this will be a commercial product, again because those who are doing the development need to make a living.
Logging in
To login to this site use the login form or the login menu link on the "This Site" menu. Use the user name and password that were created when you created an account. If you do not yet have an account, please register for one. It is likely to need approval and verification by you, because of the number of people who have nothing better to do that create false accounts on site like this! Sorry if you are inconvenienced because of the activities of a lot of idiots and criminals on the internet! Once logged in you will be able to create and edit articles that logged in users are able to see.
Creating an article
Once you are logged in, a new menu will be visible. To create a new article, click on the "submit article" link on that menu.
The new article interface gives you a lot of options, but all you need to do is add a title an put something in the content area. You can edit an existing article by clicking on the edit icon (this only displays to users who have the right to edit).
Discussion Forum
Shortly, there will be a discussion forum on this site. If possible, the site will be linked directly to the forum so it is only necessary to register and login once for both, but it is possible that there will be a requirement to register also for the discussion forum.
About the software for this website
This site has been produced by adapting Joomla as a Content Management System and using a template developed by joomladesigns.co.uk.
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