AIPS++ is….

AIPS++ is a consortium
- ASTRON, ATNF, BIMA, JBO/MERLIN, NRAO
- Other affiliated groups using the system.
AIPS++ is a package
- working code, libraries, user environment, applications, documentation, help
AIPS++ is a process
- plan-design-implement-test-release
- established software engineering rules
AIPS++ is a way of empowering users
- Allow users to control and customize their own data reduction
- All data should be visible to and editable by the users
- Extensibility by users at all levels is vital