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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:13:58 -0700

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Mr. Douglas C. Engelbart, Ph.D.
Bootstrap Institute
6505 Kaiser Drive
Fremont, CA 94555
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Subject:   SDS Boeing ASB Intelligence Support

Dear Doug,

Per our telecon this evening, we got a report that a 4 to 1 vote that evidently moves us on to the next step for approving SDS as a Boeing standard for "organizational memory" (analogous to your DKR), which enables intelligence support.
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The one person who objected shows that we probably still have some hurdles to cross.
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Here is a link to the scope of intelligence support that SDS tries to provide...
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On a first read, I would not click on links.
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Feedback would be great if you have time.
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Additionally, note attribution to you and your work occurs twice in the ASB...
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"References" near the bottom lists a citation to the paper you discussed during our telecon on 991222.
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"FAQs" (Frequently Asked Questions) cites your work on a question about the meaning of "augmenting intelligence."
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You should know as well that Gary Johnson, who is using SDS on the job at Boeing, greatly respects your work, and cites you often.

Thanks for all you've done to advance technology.

Sincerely,



Rod Welch
rodwelch@pacbell.net