CONTACTS 
0201 - Computer Generalist                                                                                                                                                O-00000749 0101
020101 - Mr. Richard Karpinski                                                                                                                                            O-00000749 0101

SUBJECTS
Web Site Demo SDS
Demonstrate SDS, Communication Metrics
Customer Requests for Information
Karpinski, Dick, 000218
SDS Observed, Dick Karpinski
SDS Demonstration

1008 -
1008 -    ..
1009 - Summary/Objective
1010 -
101001 - Follow up ref SDS 76 0000, ref SDS 75 0000.
101002 -
101003 - Reviewed background that led to development of SDS, POIMS and Com
101004 - Metrics. ref SDS 0 5060  Demonstrated SDS. ref SDS 0 0405  Dick seemed
101005 - to feel that SDS aligns with objectives of the Colloquium at Stanford
101006 - for improving knowledge management. ref SDS 0 4312  SDS has Multi-user
101007 - support and security and privacy features. ref SDS 0 5546  Dick
101008 - reviewed background of major achievements for advancing technology to
101009 - support knowledge work; and noted that SDS may help move forward on
101010 - this objective. ref SDS 0 0784  He wants to use SDS.  Medit manual
101011 - was provded.  He will make a copy and return the original.
101013 -  ..
101014 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 linked to this record.  Provided explanation
101015 - on clear, concise, complete communication, per record on 990419.
101016 - ref SDS 45 2601
101017 -
101018 -    [On 000221 received letters from Dick. ref SDS 78 0001
101019 -
101020 -    [On 000227 Dick reports to Colloquium on SDS. ref SDS 81 XG6J
101021 -
101022 -
101024 -  ..
1011 -
1012 -
1013 - Discussion
1014 -
101401 - Dick is a Systems Analyst; Feels DKR Can Augment Human Capabilities
101402 -
101403 - Dick has worked in technology for about 30 years or more.  His
101404 - business card describes his work as "Computer Generalist."  Dick's
101405 - recent work is consulting with Apple, reported on 000216. ref SDS 76
101406 - 0001  He wants to develop an open source capability that can improve
101407 - civilization, along the lines proposed by Doug Engelbart's Bootstrap
101408 - Institute, and being discussed in the Colloquium at Stanford, as
101409 - reported on 000120. ref SDS 63 2808
101411 -  ..
101412 - POIMS technology sets a strategy for augmenting human intelligence,
101413 - ref OF 1 8536, which is supported by the Schedule Diary System (SDS),
101414 - explained below. ref SDS 0 0405  Use over the past 15 years shows SDS
101415 - works well, as evidenced by this record.
101417 -  ..
101418 - The proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) sought support
101419 - for Dick's objective to improve civilization. ref OF 5 0001
101421 -  ..
101422 - Experience in Military, Construction and Law Led to SDS Program
101423 -
101424 -     Reviewed Welch background in the military and construction that
101425 -     formed work practices at a young age, which were the model for
101426 -     developing a schedule and diary technology, per record on 970919.
101427 -     ref SDS 30 0786
101429 -      ..
101430 -     Lucky "scribe" is explained on 950204. ref SDS 12 4365
101432 -      ..
101433 -     Welch memory better than most, reviewed on 990303. ref SDS 42 9499
101434 -
101435 -        Dick showed his diary and commented that writing a journal is
101436 -        helpful for remembering.  He recalled Eric Armstrong's letter
101437 -        on 000212 citing possible advantages of continuous information
101438 -        capability. ref SDS 73 9790
101440 -         ..
101441 -        Dick noted that most people feel they don't have time to create
101442 -        a useful record, as reported on 990525. ref SDS 50 0966
101444 -         ..
101445 -        He feels time is saved by avoiding mistakes that later require
101446 -        a lot of time to fix, which reflects the concept of investing
101447 -        intellectual capital to avoid problem handling and crisis
101448 -        management explained in recent analysis on the high cost of
101449 -        medical mistakes, ref DIP 8 2028, developed on 990924.
101450 -        ref SDS 57 0001
101451 -
101453 -  ..
101454 - SDS Program Uses POIMS Technology to Support Communication Metrics
101455 -
101456 -     SDS record structure and schematic are shown on 940901.
101457 -     ref SDS 11 2929
101458 -
101459 -         [On 000223 there was no indication Dick has reviewed this
101460 -         information, submitted reminder. ref SDS 80 3038]
101462 -          ..
101463 -         [On 000308 Tom Field reported this information is helpful.
101464 -         ref SDS 82 1960]
101466 -         ..
101467 -        Ergonomic design of functions enable keyboard and mouse to aid
101468 -        "intelligence" through efficient use of hands and eyes, see
101469 -        review of Andy Grove's book on 980307. ref SDS 33 4810
101471 -      ..
101472 -     Organic subject structure was illustrated, as explained in POIMS.
101473 -     ref OF 1 1110
101475 -      ..
101476 -     Publishing on web was shown for SDS records, correspondence, memos
101477 -     and other documents.  We converted this record and displayed it
101478 -     locally using IE.
101479 -
101480 -         A log of Issued and received documents on the Colloquium is on
101481 -         the Web...
101482 -
101484 -               ..
101485 -              http://www.welchco.com/04/00067/63/00401.HTM
101486 -
101488 -      ..
101489 -     Engineering Management example is illustrated on 990505.
101490 -     ref SDS 48 3432
101492 -      ..
101493 -     Engineering Management proposed to Intel on 990524. ref SDS 49
101494 -     0876
101496 -      ..
101497 -     Intel rejects help because Engineers don't like to read and write.
101498 -     ref SDS 50 0966
101500 -      ..
101501 -     Cultural resistance to adding intelligence to management was cited
101502 -     by Intel on 990527. ref SDS 51 1233
101503 -
101505 -      ..
101506 -     Multi-user Collaboration Supported with Security and Privacy
101507 -
101508 -     We reviewed POIMS concept of personal and organizational
101509 -     management. ref OF 1 1054
101510 -
101511 -     I drew a sketch showing people can use organizational knowledge
101512 -     resources, and the organization can use knowledge generated by
101513 -     individuals, without requiring time for calls and documentation,
101514 -     as explained in POIMS. ref OF 1 8951
101515 -     ..
101516 -     Dick asked about security and privacy for SDS?
101517 -
101518 -        We did a search and found the record on 980311 explaining a
101519 -        procedure to prevent publication of an SDS record for general
101520 -        use. ref SDS 34 2480
101521 -
101522 -        On 980419 a feature was added to suppress access to links.
101523 -        ref SDS 35 1331
101525 -      ..
101526 -     This supports the private and public model of people as
101527 -     individuals and as members of a community who collaborate on
101528 -     common objectives, as discussed for the Colloquium on 000120.
101529 -     ref SDS 63 1640
101530 -
101531 -         [On 000223 Dick reports accessing SDS directories and records
101532 -         on the web. ref SDS 80 3388]
101534 -      ..
101535 -     References on using SDS...
101536 -
101537 -         1.  Wayne Wetzel
101538 -             Deputy Director
101539 -             Department Natural Resources and Conservation
101540 -             State of Montana
101541 -             406 444 6722
101542 -             wwetzel@state.mt.us
101544 -              ..
101545 -             Evaluation on 970711. ref SDS 29 3003
101547 -              ..
101548 -         2.  Jeff Ghilardi
101549 -             Program Manager
101550 -             Enron
101551 -             661 823 6813
101552 -             jghilarWenron.com
101554 -              ..
101555 -             Evaluation on 990409. ref SDS 44 3072
101557 -              ..
101558 -         3.  Morris Jones
101559 -             Business Unit Manager
101560 -             Cable Network Operation
101561 -             Intel
101562 -             408 545 9521
101563 -             morris.jones@intel.com
101565 -              ..
101566 -             Evaluation on 911123. ref SDS 7 0477
101568 -              ..
101569 -             Morris created the underlying Medit program for SDS,
101570 -             beginning in 1983, that includes a compiler developed
101571 -             about 890218. ref SDS 1 0864
101573 -              ..
101574 -             On 910523 Morris began trying to use SDS. ref SDS 5 3001
101576 -              ..
101577 -             On 920215 Morris gave up and explained improvements needed
101578 -             for SDS. ref SDS 8 5820
101580 -              ..
101581 -         4.  Max Blodgett
101582 -             Chief, Construction Division
101583 -             U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
101584 -             San Francisco District
101585 -             415 977 8444
101587 -              ..
101588 -             Max is not using SDS, but sponsored a contract for Welch
101589 -             to provide Communication Metrics in 1996.
101591 -              ..
101592 -             Dick glanced through the report issued by USACE evaluating
101593 -             Communication Metrics. ref DRP 11 6172
101595 -              ..
101596 -         5.  Bill DeHart
101597 -             Project Manager
101598 -             PG&E
101600 -              ..
101601 -             Bill is not using SDS, but sponsored a contract for Welch
101602 -             to provide Communication Metrics in 1994.
101604 -              ..
101605 -             Bill's report explains advantages that resulted in
101606 -             recommendation to expand use. ref DRP 10 8444
101607 -
101608 -
1017 -

SUBJECTS
Colloquium Unfinished Revolution, 0000000000
Alliances on Development
Open Source Development Freeware
gIBIS Decision Modeling
Open Source Development Business Decision
Free Contributors for Improvements
Technologies Converge to Enhance SDS
Enhancements by Many People

1910 -
191101 -  ..
191102 - Colloquium Needs core Capability for Knowledge Management
191103 - Open Source Development Presents Commercial Viability Issues
191104 -
191105 -     Dick feels SDS capability would help accomplish Doug Engelbart's
191106 -     goals being presented through the Colloquium at Stanford.
191107 -
191108 -     We reviewed telecon on 991222, where Doug indicated he would
191109 -     present POIMS during the Colloquium. ref SDS 61 3977
191111 -      ..
191112 -     We reviewed Eric Armstrong's request on 000120 for help defining
191113 -     core capability for knowledge management. ref SDS 63 3002
191115 -      ..
191116 -     Dick advised that the SDS record on the Colloquium would be
191117 -     helpful to contributors.
191119 -      ..
191120 -     On 000120 a letter was submitted to the Colloquium with links to
191121 -     the SDS record. ref DIP 1 5590
191123 -      ..
191124 -     There was no response to this submission.
191126 -      ..
191127 -     On 000208 Eric Armstrong requested help again on identifying the
191128 -     core capability for knowledge management. ref SDS 71 8960
191130 -      ..
191131 -     Another letter was submitted to the Colloquium, explaining again
191132 -     the idea of stepping beyond the ancient paradigm of knowledge as a
191133 -     series of discrete "documents," and use the POIMS concept of a
191134 -     continuous information stream segmented according to context, as
191135 -     summarized by the notion of "intelligence," defined in POIMS.
191136 -     ref DIP 9 0001
191138 -      ..
191139 -     There was no response to this submission.
191141 -      ..
191142 -     On 000212 Eric reported thinking about ideas, which are set out
191143 -     in POIMS, while driving home from the Colloquium on 000210, but
191144 -     does not mention the Welch letter nor POIMS. ref SDS 73 8960
191146 -      ..
191147 -     Dick feels Eric forgot that these ideas were presented on 000120
191148 -     and again on 000208, since the Colloquium on 000210 did not
191149 -     present POIMS.
191151 -      ..
191152 -     This record does not indicate advantage of supporting open source
191153 -     development, as reported on 990427, ref SDS 46 3240, and on
191154 -     990428. ref Sds 47 3876  (Below, Dick explains advantages of open
191155 -     source effort. ref SDS 0 0867)
191157 -      ..
191158 -     Dick does not know Doug Engelbart.
191159 -
191160 -         He said Doug created tools for a DEC system in the 60s or 70s,
191161 -         that went out of production, but he can now use them because
191162 -         recent technology supports the older DEC system.
191163 -
191164 -         On 991222 Doug indicated he had developed knowledge management
191165 -         tools. ref SDS 61 0786
191166 -
191168 -  ..
191169 - SDS Project Can Enhance Knowledge Management, Lift Civilization
191170 -
191171 - Dick recalled that the Mac was a major breakthrough using technology
191172 - to help people, because it could be learned in about an hour.
191173 -
191174 - He described "zooming" capability developed for hospital research that
191175 - facilitates human preference for visualization.  It sounds similar to
191176 - a CAD program reviewed at Stanford on 960708. ref SDS 26 7345
191178 -  ..
191179 - Dick cited an efficient document search feature that finds instances
191180 - of word strings by pressing a function key and typing the string,
191181 - perhaps at the cursor location.  He seemed to indicate this is part of
191182 - Doug Engelbart's information management tool set, described above.
191183 - ref SDS 0 9595
191184 - ..
191185 - Dick related editing and peer review he is doing for a book by
191186 - Jef Raskin on making computers more useful for daily knowledge work,
191187 - per his letter received on 000215. ref SDS 75 0001  One chapter cites
191188 - a "Karpinski" factor for discovering bugs in software, which
191189 - recognizes Dick's exceptional ability for product analysis.
191190 -
191191 -     [On 000222 Dick may have discussed SDS with Jef. ref SDS 79 6229]
191193 -  ..
191194 - Tom Landauer, Ph.D., published a book "The Trouble with Computers,"
191195 - that explored this challenge. reviewed 950710, ref SDS 16 4791,
191196 -
191198 -     ..
191199 -    gIBIS Supports POIMS Technology Requirements
191200 -
191201 -    Dick explained the gIBIS software program for outlining "issues,"
191202 -    that was developed by an architect at Berkeley.
191203 -
191204 -    Eric considered using gIBIS to organize Colloquium correspondence,
191205 -    on 000130. ref SDS 68 0866   He cites gIBIS again explaining a new
191206 -    concept for designing the core capability of knowledge management.
191207 -    ref SDS 73 9282
191209 -     ..
191210 -    In a new letter today, Eric cites advantages of gIBIS.
191212 -     ..
191213 -    On 940527 gIBIS was reviewed. ref SDS 9 0783
191215 -     ..
191216 -    SDS and gIBIS have common origins in construction, as reported on
191217 -    960103. ref SDS 22 0876
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1913 -

SUBJECTS
Open Source Development Business Decision
Free Contributors for Improvements
Technologies Converge to Enhance SDS
Enhancements by Many People
Preliminary analysis
Planning Next Version
General Plan Open Source

2509 -
251001 -  ..
251002 - Open Source Development Has Advantages
251003 -
251004 - Dick feels several technologies need to converge smoothly in
251005 - order to achieve the objective of augmenting human capabilities, which
251006 - Dick wants to see happen, per above, ref SDS 0 5060, and the Colloquim
251007 - at Stanford is aiming to achieve. ref SDS 0 4312
251009 -  ..
251010 - Dick cited advantages of open source development, including expedited
251011 - defect discovery and resolution, with many people working on the code,
251012 - as Erick related in a letter, ref DRP 20 0950, on 000208. ref SDS 71
251013 - 8960
251015 -  ..
251016 - Previously, on 990427 Roe Roybuck proposed open source project for
251017 - NSF, but commercial viability was not established. ref SDS 46 3240 The
251018 - record on 990428 makes this point. ref Sds 47 3876
251019 -
251020 -     [On 000221 Dick discusses Open Source rewards. ref SDS 78 3728]
251021 -
251023 -  ..
251024 - Dick Wants to Use SDS, Need Plan for Alliance to Improve Capability
251025 -
251026 - The SDS program runs on drives c - h.
251027 -
251028 - Dick said his computer is not configured in this way, but he would get
251029 - a new computer and configure it that way to run SDS.
251031 -  ..
251032 - This reflects initial strong motivation that is helpful for learning
251033 - a new way to accomplish knowledge work.
251035 -  ..
251036 - We reviewed history of difficulty learning SDS, even for computer
251037 - experts, explained on 910529. ref SDS 6 4930
251038 - ..
251039 - Dick requested the Medit manual.  I gave him my copy, since I
251040 - have it online.  He will make a copy and return the original.
251042 -  ..
251043 - He asked for changes to Medit, which are the tools used to develop
251044 - SDS. ref OF 4 0001
251045 -
251046 -     [On 000223 Dick asks about SDS commands. ref SDS 80 0231]
251048 -  ..
251049 - I will submit a letter to Dick with the following...
251050 -
251051 -         Link to this record for reference.
251052 -
251053 -         Link to Medit changes. ref OF 4 0001
251054 -                                     ..
251055 -         Request Dick submit a letter explaining his ideas for
251056 -         implementing POIMS technology to accomplish the objectives of
251057 -         the Colloquium at Stanford on a knowledge management system.
251059 -          ..
251060 -         Dick can present his vision of an open source effort, and
251061 -         alternatives for benefiting "civilization," leading toward
251062 -         effective alliance to accomplish the mission.
251063 -
251064 -            [On 000221 Dick submitted letter. ref SDS 78 3728]
251066 -          ..
251067 -         On 000125 he proposed that the Colloquium develop a "general
251068 -         plan" for organizing a development effort.  Dick may be able
251069 -         to map out this kind of analysis for SDS. ref SDS 66 8960
251070 -
251071 -            [On 000223 requested "general plan." ref SDS 80 0001]
251072 -
251073 -            [On 000316 Dick is considering supporting Welch work
251074 -            product. ref SDS 83 9862]
251076 -             ..
251077 -            [On 000326 Dick requests information on how SDS works,
251078 -            which is pending his development plan. ref SDS 84 1617
251080 -  ..
251081 - I want to review with Morris how far and how quickly to move in
251082 - releasing SDS source code into the hands of skilled engineers and
251083 - entrepreneurs under the aegis of open source project development, per
251084 - analysis on 990428. ref Sds 47 3876
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