How to Contribute to GTX

	Andrew B. Kahng, Farinaz Koushanfar, Hua Lu and Dirk Stroobandt
	Last update: May 31 2000

Introduction

GTX is an open framework for technology extrapolation which relies on active participation (through knowledge sharing) by experts in the various fields GTX covers (or can/will cover in the future).
We look forward to working with researchers and developers of modeling and estimation capabilities in order to quickly and painlessly implement such capabilities within the GTX framework. We understand that this working model will likely draw on the resources of our own development team, and we are happy to support this need.

Possible approaches for contribution

We need to agree on a command-line type interface, and we need statically linked executables on the three GTX platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris).
We can help with porting your code.

We can help you analyze the module structure of your source code
We can help you map all variables into the GTX naming convention
We can help you transform your code to a chain of ASCII rules within GTX
According to your needs or wishes, the amount of help from us can range from giving you advice and answering your questions to doing most of the needed conversions for you.
The process would start with the transfer of a tarfile of your code.

We are open to any form of collaboration. The latter model (translation into GTX ASCII rules) is the preferential one because it makes use of all the possibilities that GTX offers and because the result is more transparent to the users of GTX. It also requires less (or NO) effort from your part.

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