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I think draw.io is one of the stronger plays, but has some of the same
limitations as other online tools.

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 8:28 AM, Nate Archer <Nate.Archer at rackspace.com>
wrote:

> What is everyone’s thoughts on Draw.io <https://www.draw.io/>? I’ve used
> in the past and while the toolset is somewhat limited, it has the ability
> to save and open editable SVG’s, as well as the ability to export the
> diagram as a PNG file.
>
> Downside is when you open an SVG file in Draw.io that has been created in
> another tool, certain elements of the illustration might not show up. This
> problem is mitigated if you use Draw.io exclusively, as with any software.
>
> As Darren and Matt have pointed out, Inkscape is cumbersome to use, and
> has many of the same problems as Draw.io, without any of the strengths.
>
> -Nate
>
> From: Matt Kassawara <mkassawara at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:36 AM
> To: Christian Berendt <christian at berendt.io>
> Cc: Olga Gusarenko <ogusarenko at mirantis.com>, Shaun OMeara <
> shaun at omeara.co.za>, "someara at mirantis.com" <someara at mirantis.com>, "
> openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org" <openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org>,
> Rackspace Hosting <Nate.Archer at rackspace.com>, Darren Chan <
> darren.chan at RACKSPACE.COM>
> Subject: Re: [OpenStack-docs] Diagram recommendations for Openstack
> Contributor Guides
>
> If you contribute diagrams, you'll quickly figure out that Inkscape is
> difficult to use and produces rough content at best. If we want OpenStack
> to appear more professional and less like a science experiment to our
> increasingly less technical (read: decision makers) audience, we have to
> use a tool that creates professional looking content. Some of the online
> tools are surprisingly decent, so I wouldn't rule them out. Unfortunately,
> regardless of what we use, we're never going to have standardized SVGs that
> any online or installed tools can consistently parse.
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 3:46 AM, Christian Berendt <christian at berendt.io>
> wrote:
>
>> On 13 May 2016 at 10:34:48, Shaun OMeara (shaun at omeara.co.za) wrote:
>> > > Opensource
>>
>> With this requirement we are only able to use Inkscape, it is the only
>> listed open source software.
>>
>> Omnigraffle, DrawSVG, and Lucidchart are not open sourced.
>>
>> I would prefer to not rely on hosted services like Lucidchart and
>> DrawSVG. This way we are depending on the availability of a 3rd party
>> service provider.
>>
>> Christian.
>>
>> --
>> Christian Berendt
>>
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