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DIARY: January 28, 2008 01:11 PM Monday; Rod Welch

Called Morris planning meeting on SDS and citing Vannevar Bush.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Commend Sample SDS Records Windows App Ruby Rails Java Sun Net Beans
3...Bush Article Review Help Clarify Objectives SDS Knowledge Management


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SUBJECTS
Progress Review Schedule Meeting on SDS  Rcord Functions Subject Ind

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2104 - Summary/Objective
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210501 - Follow up ref SDS 63 0000. ref SDS 62 0000.
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2108 - Progress
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210901 - Commend Sample SDS Records Windows App Ruby Rails Java Sun Net Beans
210902 -
210903 - Follow up ref SDS 63 W05L, ref SDS 62 W05L.
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210905 - Morris' letter on 080124 disparaging improvement of of alphabet
210906 - technology by adding SDS support for time and context demonstrated
210907 - widening gap preventing concensus on scope and objectives for SDS.
210908 - ref SDS 62 945F  A letter yesterday tried to bridge the gap by drawing
210909 - on association of Jack Park, with whom Morris has expressed some
210910 - common ground, e.g., on 080104 Morris reported agreement with Jack on
210911 - limitations of SDS, and difficulty programming software to support
210912 - performance, since they may both feel results come from Rod's personal
210913 - memory and diligence. ref SDS 58 QS6O
210915 -  ..
210916 - In a call today, we discussed the Vannivar Bush paper published in
210917 - 1945, and reviewed on 960306, ref SDS 13 L47F, showing objectives for
210918 - SDS capabilities developed beginning in 1985.  Morris requested a
210919 - letter with link to review the Bush article.
210921 -  ..
210922 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Morris confirming discussion today, and
210923 - with copies to Gary and to Jack...
210924 -
210925 -    1.  This confirms planning in our call today following up the
210926 -        letter to you yesterday. ref SDS 63 QW4J
210928 -         ..
210929 -    2.  I'll call over the weekend to set a day to visit next week.
210930 -
210931 -            [On 080206 met with Morris to review progress. ref SDS 64
210932 -            W889
210934 -         ..
210935 -    3.  By then you plan to have some work on the subject index and
210936 -        support features for SDS records, moving forward from samples
210937 -        submitted with your letter on January 24th.  SDS functions were
210938 -        submitted in the letter to Gary on 080108, ref SDS 59 WX5R,
210939 -        with copies to you and Jack, and citing your letter on 071222.
210940 -        ref SDS 57 6P9J
210942 -         ..
210943 -    4.  Gary will be pleased to hear that current efforts are now on
210944 -        developing an SDS record, recommended in his letter on 071112,
210945 -        as reported during the meeting with you on 071113. ref SDS 54
210946 -        LY4V
210948 -         ..
210949 -    5.  Thanks for clarifying that Ruby on Rails (ROR) is related to
210950 -        Java, which was discussed on 080104, and noted in the letter to
210951 -        Gary a week or so later on 080113.  Jack Park explained in a
210952 -        letter on 070729 using ROR for his Topic Map methodology
210953 -        applied for web page portals. ref SDS 49 P35L
210955 -         ..
210956 -    6.  In our call today, you seem to be thinking along the same
210957 -        lines, noting that ROR is interesting technology.
210958 -
210959 -             [On 080206 Morris explained that programming with Ruby on
210960 -             Rails as part of Java is fun, because experimenting is
210961 -             fast and easy. ref SDS 64 RR36
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SUBJECTS
Bush Vannevar Article As We May Think Review Explain Clarify Objecti

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600401 -  ..
600402 - Bush Article Review Help Clarify Objectives SDS Knowledge Management
600403 -
600404 - Follow up ref SDS 63 ON3X.
600405 -
600406 -    7.  As we discussed, you can review the 1945 Vannevar Bush article
600407 -        in the record on 960304. ref SDS 13 L47F
600409 -         ..
600410 -    8.  SDS "flexible structure" is reviewed on 890523. ref SDS 2 P13O
600412 -  ..
600413 - Bush article reviewed in the record on 960304 was discussed during the
600414 - meeting with Morris on 071212. ref SDS 55 863H  Yesterday, this was
600415 - discussed again and confirmed in a letter. ref SDS 63 ON3X
600417 -  ..
600418 - Morris has expressed difficulty understanding the purpose and scope of
600419 - SDS, shown by his letter on 080124. ref SDS 62 W05L  The content of
600420 - initial sample records shows continuing gap dealing with the SDS
600421 - design. ref SDS 62 945F  This slows progress on developing the next
600422 - version of SDS, as noted on 071106. ref SDS 53 OS6M
600423 -
600424 -               [On 080206 Morris plans to abandon SDS support for
600425 -               flexible structure that transforms information into the
600426 -               power of knowledge, and substitute 20th century computer
600427 -               writing technologies that prevent advance to a culture
600428 -               of knowledge in the 20th century. ref SDS 64 QM8F
600430 -                ..
600431 -               [On 080206 Morris has not had time to review the Bush
600432 -               article, ref SDS 64 A68F; asks how SDS enables people to
600433 -               connect records between vast differences in time,
600434 -               illustrated by the letter today submitting the Bush
600435 -               article in 1945. ref SDS 64 A68F
600437 -                ..
600438 -               [On 080301 Morris asked for another submission of Bush
600439 -               article and explanation of concepts, principles, and
600440 -               processes of SDS. ref SDS 65 QW6H
600442 -                ..
600443 -               [On 080318 meeting with Morris reporting having reviewed
600444 -               Bush article, and asking if Engelbart based work
600445 -               developing tools for Knowledge Management in the 1960s
600446 -               on Bush article? ref SDS 66 9G47
600448 -  ..
600449 - Letter to Morris continues...
600450 -
600451 -    9.  Again, call if you have trouble finding these sources.  I'll
600452 -        call this weekend to schedule a meeting for next week.  By copy
600453 -        will ask Jack about meeting.  He is very busy noted in his
600454 -        letter on 071113. ref SDS 54 QV9O, but sometimes a free spot
600455 -        occurs unexpectedly.  Jack's experience with ROR, CALO, Iris,
600456 -        and Nexist could be very helpful to avoid reinventing the
600457 -        wheel.
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