CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Tacit Knowledge
Architectural Stabilization in KM
Communication in Groups

0605 -
0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary/Objective
0607 -
060701 - Follow up ref SDS 5 0000. ref SDS 4 0000.
060702 -
060703 - Conference call with
060704 -
060705 -    Rod 925-680-8948
060706 -
060707 -    Morris 408-867-0233
060709 -  ..
060710 - to discuss status of plans for evolving SDS.
060711 -
060713 -  ..
060714 - Proposed Agenda
060715 -
060716 -
060717 -    1.  Update the agenda as needed.
060718 -
060719 -    2.  What is the desired outcome?
060720 -
060721 -        1. Helps Rod
060722 -
060723 -           Rod:  Tool that allows Rod (us) to continue work on goals
060724 -           set out in POIMS to augment ability to communicate.
060726 -            ..
060727 -           MJ:  Suggest that experimentation be done by reducing size
060728 -           of whatever causes problems.
060730 -            ..
060731 -        2. Helps someone else (Gary, Morris)
060732 -
060733 -           Q:  Can we move this from a Rod-only application?  First to
060734 -           Gary and Morris.
060736 -            ..
060737 -        3. Can we help a wider audience?
060738 -
060739 -           Q: Can we market it? If so, release portions incrementally
060740 -           to generate revenue to support ongoing effort.
060742 -         ..
060743 -        To what extent are there 16-bit dependencies in the use of the
060744 -        current MEDIT? Line numbers are limited to 32k, and will be
060745 -        limited in the new one. Rod doesn't consider this an issue as
060746 -        no files are near that size. Run out of memory before get
060747 -        anywhere close to that.
060749 -         ..
060750 -    3.  Are we going to go forward at all? Is all this leading
060751 -        anywhere?
060753 -         ..
060754 -    4.  If so, are we going to replace MEDIT as a first step?
060756 -         ..
060757 -    5.  If so, how do we proceed?
060758 -
060759 -           MJ:  Don't try to use current MEDX code.  Another editor
060760 -           that matches MEDIT will require more work than starting from
060761 -           scratch.
060762 -
060763 -           Doesn't get us closer to a product.
060765 -            ..
060766 -           RW:  Agrees, but there are advantages to extended the life
060767 -           and utility of the current version.
060769 -            ..
060770 -           MJ:  Doubled number of MEDIT commands? RW:  Don't think so.
060772 -            ..
060773 -           MJ:  Example: The zone command interacts with an unknown
060774 -           number of other commands. A lot of what was in MEDIT is the
060775 -           result of numerous tweaks that interact with each other.
060777 -            ..
060778 -           MJ:  Any work expended on this effort is throwaway code.
060780 -            ..
060781 -           RW:  Can use current SDS as a testbench for executing
060782 -           macro implementation.
060784 -            ..
060785 -           MJ:  Some commands leave residual state, and that makes
060786 -           debugging a nightmare.
060787 -
060788 -           1. What do we build vs. what do we obtain?
060790 -         ..
060791 -    6.  Are we going to develop a new SDS application?
060792 -
060793 -        MJ:  Look and feel will diverge toward to the new platform and
060794 -        to the new architecture.
060796 -         ..
060797 -        RW:  Understands the distinction between functionality and the
060798 -        implementation.
060800 -         ..
060801 -        Q:  How long is it likely to take before a new platform is
060802 -        ready to use for experimenting with new ideas?
060804 -         ..
060805 -        MJ:  What is the minimalist system needed to determine that
060806 -        the direction works? All those needed features have been stable
060807 -        for long enough that we should be able to specify what is
060808 -        needed and then build the system.
060810 -         ..
060811 -    7.  If so, how are we going to proceed?
060812 -
060813 -           1. Are there any considerations we haven't yet discussed?
060814 -
060815 -           2. What level of detail do we want on specification before
060816 -              we proceed?
060818 -               ..
060819 -           3. Thoughts on iterative development steps?
060820 -
060822 -               ..
060823 -           4. What do we build vs. what do we obtain?
060825 -         ..
060826 -    8.  What next?
060827 -
060828 -        1.  Develop preliminary specification including
060829 -
060830 -               1.  Record structures for SDS records
060831 -
060832 -               2.  Date-based diary and schedule
060833 -
060834 -                   Use diary copy as basis for schedule record.
060836 -                    ..
060837 -               3.  Menus
060839 -                    ..
060840 -               4.  Hyperlinks
060841 -
060842 -                      1.  Current record
060843 -
060844 -                      2.  Other SDS record
060845 -
060846 -                          List of referenced records?
060848 -                           ..
060849 -                      3.  SDS document file
060850 -
060851 -                          List of referenced documents? By type?
060853 -                           ..
060854 -                      4.  External files
060855 -
060856 -                          Path, open with correct application.
060858 -                           ..
060859 -                          List??
060861 -                           ..
060862 -                      5.  External web pages - URL
060863 -
060864 -                          List??
060865 -
060867 -             ..
060868 -        2.  Morris to do blitz with Visual Studio to build to
060869 -            minimal spec.
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