[ba-ohs-talk] Co-authoring [was: Learning Groove]
Henry K van Eyken wrote: (01)
> Thanks, Mark.
>
> Also http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-07-2001/jw-0713-iw-ptop_p.html
> which contains some caveats about privacy issues with Groove.
>
> The assumption that all parties have the same underlying platform is a slap
> in the users' faces. But then, I also understand that a considerable amount
> of MS money has gone into Groove. As they say, "He who pays the piper ...."
>
> Maybe, from his contacts, John can answer the question about how well
> Groove functions with W4L, the cheaper version of VMLinux. (I assume there
> is an equivalent for these types of "emulators" for Mac's OS in which case a
> similar question must be asked.)
>
> The obvious answer to my initial question about whether someone is working
> on an alternative is, of course, the OHS, but it would be nice to have
> something pending its arrival. For an operation ike Fleabyte it would be
> nice to have an efficient, nofuss, no muss tool for co-authoring - actually,
> ithere is a growing need for it at this point. (02)
Henry, (03)
Would you be willing to cut and paste from the OHS requirements
document (making additions as necessary) to create a rough set
of requirements for what you see as a co-authoring tool? I'm
assuming the requirements have some sort of Venn overlap with
a HyperScope, OHS, or some other published set of concepts, but
perhaps it's a smaller-enough subset that we could work on it.
(I'm currently building up some of the editing facilities in
Ceryle, for example, so it might play a part). (04)
Murray (05)
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