The core programming team is working hard to encourage and help statistical and quantitative researchers to add their research projects to the larger OpenMx SEM framework. For instance, someone who is working on a particular type of estimation, a particular type of model, or perhaps a new fit statistic can incorporate his or her research into a project that is immediately available to a large community of users. One does not need to write model specification methods, input/output methods, data handling methods, and all the other parts required before substantive researchers can use the novel software. We expect that the user interface, estimation methods, and reporting functions for OpenMx will evolve quickly due to the influx of new ideas and code contributed by the large community of SEM users.
