<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Colleagues,<br>I'm writing to announce the open source availability of the After the Deadline language checking software. After the Deadline is a software service that checks spelling, style, and grammar. AtD uses neural networks to power a contextual spell checker and statistical misused word detector. It also does grammar and style checking with a rule-based engine.<div><br></div><div>The front-end JavaScript components and the back-end server software are both open. Nothing this comprehensive exists under an open source license. </div><div><div><br>After the Deadline is sponsored by Automattic and checks spelling, style, and grammar for nine millions bloggers on <a href="http://WordPress.com/">WordPress.com</a>.<br><br>The source code, bootstrap data, and documentation are available at:<br><br><a href="http://open.afterthedeadline.com">http://open.afterthedeadline.com</a><br><br>After the Deadline is available under the GNU General Public License. To learn what it does visit:<br><br><a href="http://www.afterthedeadline.com/features.slp">http://www.afterthedeadline.com/features.slp</a><br><br>or try the demonstration module at <a href="http://www.polishmywriting.com/">http://www.polishmywriting.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The announcement is at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://blog.afterthedeadline.com/2009/10/26/after-the-deadline-open-sourced/">http://blog.afterthedeadline.com/2009/10/26/after-the-deadline-open-sourced/</a></div><div> </div><div>Since this is GPL, there is a lot of freedom to do as you wish with this. By open sourcing this I'm excited to see what we do with it. I look forward to your thoughts.</div><div><br></div><div>-- Raphael<div><br></div><div>Raphael S. Mudge</div><div>Code Wrangler, Automattic</div><div><div><a href="http://www.automattic.com">http://www.automattic.com</a></div></div></div></div></body></html>