[unrev-II] Plan for HyperScope-OHS launch and development

From: Rod Welch (rowelch@attglobal.net)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 21:14:22 PST

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    Jack,

    Thanks for important perspective on developing KM. Here is some feedback...

    http://www.welchco.com/sd/08/00101/02/00/10/28/213842.HTM#L491602

    Rod

    Jack Park wrote:
    >
    > Rod,
    > As always, citations to your web pages provide an enormous amount of insight
    > into the way you think. It is always a valuable exercise that you provide
    > us pointers.
    >
    > On the page listed below, you discuss the following:
    > On 000601 Curt Carlson, CEO of SRI, is not convinced that Open
    > Source is the strongest strategy for developing the DKR.
    >
    > Above that quote on that page you relate:
    > HyperScope and OHS will be Open-Source development for clear and
    > 620406 - compelling reasons, stemming from the scale and rate of evolution
    > 620407 - needed, and from the number of collaborative communities which need
    > to
    > 620408 - be involved, PRO-ACTIVELY
    >
    > Then, you say:
    > 620410 - This is weak.
    >
    > And you follow with:
    > 620425 - Has the study been done; does it show compelling evidence that
    > 620426 - supports open source development?
    >
    > It is nice to be able to peruse your thoughts out in the public and to do so
    > in a calm, collected manner in which one has the time to sort out the
    > *meanings* (whatever that means) of statements in your personal journal. I
    > wish we could all be that open with our thoughts.
    >
    > My take is that this is the collected thoughts of an individual carrying the
    > baggage of a personal bias towards open source. Nothing in the listed
    > citations pays hommage to the fact that thousands of individuals all over
    > the world came together to build Linux, an operating system that, indeed,
    > has the likes of Microsoft behaving in ways that are terribly
    > unprofessional, much like politicians who are trying to win office. Nowhere
    > do you cite any of the really important projects ongoing world wide that are
    > improving the lot of computer scientists, not to mention moms on the
    > internet doing their shopping and so forth.
    >
    > For all of this to make complete sense, ultimately, your thoughts need to be
    > blended with those of others, not by email, but in a massively similar web
    > space. That way, we can all make sense of all of our biases.
    >
    > What, in your judgement would constitute *compelling evidence*? Does the
    > fact that several dotcoms devoted to open source got great press, not to
    > mention a lot of wall street interest, do that? If not, then what?
    >
    > Jack
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: Rod Welch <rowelch@attglobal.net>
    > To: <ohs-dev@bootstrap.org>
    > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:33 AM
    > Subject: Plan for HyperScope-OHS launch and development
    >
    > > Doug,
    > >
    > > Sounds like things are falling into place on your project. Please see my
    > letter
    > > with a few links to your submission, as requested.....
    > >
    > > http://www.welchco.com/sd/08/00101/02/00/10/25/095632.HTM#A4U2
    > >
    > > There is a post script on your social event. I think Henry may try to
    > stop by
    > > while he is in town, so I may get to meet him then.
    > >
    > > Thanks.
    > >
    > > Rod
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Doug Engelbart - Bootstrap Institute wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Via the first basic AUGMENT-to-HTML translation process put together by
    > Eugene,
    > > > I've installed a recent draft at
    > > >
    > > > <http://www.bootstrap.org/a2h/BI/2120.html>
    > > >
    > > > There are a few translation details which could be fixed, but basically
    > it does
    > > > what I'd looked for.
    > > >
    > > > Eugene adjusted the URL "naming" to mirror what we use in AUGMENT, where
    > the
    > > > link address is <BI,2120,> -- i.e. it was submitted to the "BI" Journal,
    > where
    > > > it was given the permanet access number of "2120".
    > > >
    > > > And, <BI,2120,3> would cite the "Phase-2" Branch within AUGMENT --
    > and that
    > > > part of the HTML version would similarly be cited with the URL
    > > > <http://www.bootstrap.org/a2h/BI/2120.html#3>
    > > >
    > > > We might make adjustments to this "BI/2120.html" file, but the intent
    > would be
    > > > that none of the content, structure, or "Location Numbering" would
    > change. And
    > > > it undoubedly will be superceded with updated versions; and also
    > supported by
    > > > other planning documents regarding deeper details and/or modifications
    > to this,
    > > > and also plans associaed with other phases of the larger Bootstrap
    > Program.
    > > >
    > > > So I invite dialog about this plan to make use of links to the specific
    > content
    > > > locations being discussed.
    > > >
    > > > And note that we'd like to translate quite a few of the AUGMENT
    > reference files
    > > > into this browser-accessible form. E.g., a full series of User Guides.
    > > >
    > > > Doug
    >
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