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DIARY: August 1, 2000 08:07 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Letter to Cliff explaining alternative to open source.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Los Alamos National Laboratory       505 665 0134
020101 - Mr. Cliff Joslyn; 505 667 9096
020102 - joslyn@lanl.gov
020103 - Computer Research Group (CIC-3)

SUBJECTS
Planning Next Version
Stable Technology Needed Improve Management Productivity
Consortium Standards KM Enterprise Management Intelligence
Review Panel Customer Requests for Improvements
SRI DKR Project, 000503
Alternate Review Panel Everyone Can Contribute
Market Appeal
Open Source Enabled by SDS Core Engine Knowledge Management
Open Source Lacks Management Accountability
Stable History Requires Access to Record Over Time Legacy Tools, Henr
Technology Stable, SDS Improves Management Immediately
Alternative to Open Source Consortium to Develop SDS and Maintain Sta

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1815 - Summary/Objective
1816 -
181601 - Follow up ref SDS 10 0000, ref SDS 8 0000.
181602 -
181603 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Cliff confirming our meeting on 000723.
181604 - ref SDS 8 0001
181605 -
181606 - Propose alternative to open source would require a consortium that
181607 - develops and manages development.
181608 -
181609 -     [On 000922 sent follow up letter. ref SDS 14 0001
181610 -
181611 - Cited Cliff's work practice from meeting on 000723. ref SDS 8 2205
181612 -
181613 - Cite visit with Morris on 960701, about technology moving too rapidly
181614 - for people to absorb it. ref SDS 2 0897
181615 - ..
181616 - Cite goal to create a technology that a lot of people can
181617 - incorporate into their work practice, as the only way to improve
181618 - productivity on a large scale, per letter to Mary Keeler on 000624,
181619 - ref DIP 2 6018, and meeting with Pat Lincoln on 000725. ref SDS 9 0WD3
181620 -
181621 - On 000327 discussed with Doug Engelbart. ref SDS 7 8484
181622 -
181623 - Explain alphabet based on meeting with Pat Lincoln at SRI on 000725.
181624 - ref SDS 9 0008
181625 -
181626 -     Entails transitioning from alphabetic mind, from the record on
181627 -     991108. ref SDS 5 5628 to SDS mind.
181628 - ..
181629 - Cite need for control mechanism to maintain stable knowledge
181630 - environment, ref DIT 1 1144, leads to consortia idea in the letter to
181631 - Cliff yesterday, ref SDS 10 0900, following up idea on 000723.
181632 - ref SDS 8 1391
181633 -
181634 -    [On 000802 incorporate into business plan. ref SDS 11 3657
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181636 -    [On 000812 need for stable record and tools that provide access to
181637 -    history over time with legacy tools. ref SDS 12 GP3N
181638 -
181639 -    [On 000920 letter to DKR team on stable technology. ref SDS 13 2V5F
181640 -
181641 - Cite cultural inertia, ref DIT 1 0160, that resists improving
181642 - management. ref SDS 9 1995
181643 - ..
181644 - Cite Peter Drucker's article reviewed on 991025, ref SDS 4 8006,
181645 - on need to let people absorb technology. ref DIT 1 6097
181646 -
181647 - Cite Doug's point about dramatic change in scale, ref DIT 1 8132,
181648 - causes harm, from the record on 991222. ref SDS 6 1596
181649 -
181650 - Cite Landauer's book, Trouble with Computers on 950710 about progress
181651 - of technology is slow in market forces. ref SDS 1 2004
181652 -
181653 -     Cite Landauer's idea of effectance, as driving force for open
181654 -     source. ref SDS 1 0738
181655 -
181656 - Cite Larry Ellison, ref DIT 1 0468 showing that evolution has been
181657 - slow. ref SDS 3 3967
181658 - ..
181659 - Propose review panel for customer requests for corrections and
181660 - improvements, and calls for appeals process if ideas are not
181661 - addressed.
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