CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
OHS/DKR Meeting at SRI 000420
General

0504 -
0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 20 0000, ref SDS 17 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Eric Armstrong setting out results of the
050604 - meeting yesterday at SRI. ref SDS 20 0001
050605 -
050606 -     [On 000428 received letter on meeting held on 000427. ref SDS 26
050607 -     0001
050609 -      ..
050610 -     [On 000516 Eugene Kim advises that Eric's report were helpful.
050611 -     ref SDS 28 5936
050613 -  ..
050614 - A second letter explains the purpose of the DKR project. ref SDS 0
050615 - 5933
050616 - ..
050617 - Received ref DRT 3 0001 from Eric setting out agenda issues for
050618 - future project meetings, per planning with Eric on 000412. ref SDS 16
050619 - 0001
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0507 -

SUBJECTS
Chronology, Cause and Effect, Sequence Complexity
Lessons Learned, Cass Studies Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned Failure Risk Management
Deliberative Analysis SDS Thinking Through Writing Management Cycle

0806 -
080701 -  ..
080702 - DKR Project Supports Lessons Learned and Continual Learning
080703 -
080704 - Received 2nd letter from Eric, ref DRT 2 0001, responding to the
080705 - suggestion by Debra England at the project meeting yesterday, for each
080706 - team member to submit an explanation of what the team is building.
080707 - ref SDS 20 5555
080708 - ..
080709 - Eric gives the following explanation...
080710 -
080711 -      "An interactive tool for discussion and deliberation that records
080712 -      the decisions and their rationales in way that allows the
080713 -      knowledge gained in the process to be applied to future projects.
080715 -  ..
080716 - He says...
080717 -
080718 -      "deliberation" was chosen to imply focused discussion, bent on
080719 -      achieving resolution for some issue or issues.
080721 -  ..
080722 - This supplements discussion on 000120 where Eric explained objective
080723 - of the Colloquium DKR project, ref SDS 7 2688, and also asked what a
080724 - DKR looks like. ref SDS 7 3002  On 000324 at the project launch
080725 - meeting Doug Engelbart confirmed the purpose of the project set out in
080726 - his letter on 000322. ref SDS 11 5880
080727 -
080728 -     [On 000423 Eric says objective is to augment human intelligence.
080729 -     ref SDS 23 5933
080731 -  ..
080732 - Would help to define "knowledge" for the same reason "deliberation" is
080733 - explained, per the record on 000120. ref SDS 7 5063
080734 - ..
080735 - The goal to apply knowledge for doing future projects, seems
080736 - like the DKR is a repository of "lessons learned" and "case studies,"
080737 - which might then imply that "knowledge" is related to "experience,"
080738 - see POIMS. ref OF 1 0561  On 000212 Eric explained the importance of
080739 - technology that helps capture the record, outside traditional scheme
080740 - of "documents." ref SDS 9 1682
080741 -
080742 -     [On 000424 Eric cites Doug Engelbart's Augment as example of need
080743 -     for "intelligence" from prior work to expedite current projects.
080744 -     ref SDS 24 0786
080746 -      ..
080747 -     [...Eric offers strong analysis for capturing the record.
080748 -     ref SDS 24 4819
080750 -  ..
080751 - This formulation aligns with the article on using a Project Office for
080752 - an experience repository, reported on 970525. ref SDS 5 4700  A few
080753 - months later on 971021 began project to create this capability by
080754 - putting the SDS record on the Internet, ref SDS 6 2635, because
080755 - earlier in the year on 970418, ref SDS 4 2103, received report from
080756 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that said that Communication Metrics
080757 - supports lessons learned. ref DRP 1 3156
080759 -  ..
080760 - Deliberation for effective analysis is an important objective of POIMS
080761 - technology, ref OF 1 5418, as reported in the meeting at Stanford on
080762 - 900703. ref SDS 1 1716  On 931130 Peter Drucker says "analysis" is a
080763 - core responsibility of management. ref SDS 3 7911
080765 -  ..
080766 - On 000407 action item reported for "didactic" DKR objective and case
080767 - study capability, ref SDS 14 3985, reviewed originally on 000306?
080768 - ref SDS 10 0741
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SUBJECTS
Property Rights in Knowledge Organization
Commercial Viability
Ownership Investment Risk
Development Investment Risk
Open Source License, 000421

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140801 -  ..
140802 - Legal Issues Arising from Open Source and Sponsor Support
140803 -
140804 - Follow up ref SDS 12 3055, ref SDS 14 6973.
140805 -
140806 - Received ref DRT 4 0001 submitting initial ideas on licensing and the
140807 - revenue issue, per planning at meeting on 000420. ref SDS 20 4045
140808 -
140809 -     [On 000422 Joe Williams will include Eric's planning today in the
140810 -     DKR specification he is developing on the web. ref SDS 21 0001
140812 -      ..
140813 -     [On 000422 Paul Fernhout objects to Eric's open source
140814 -     innovations. ref SDS 22 3055
140816 -      ..
140817 -     [On 000422 Jon Winters concurs Paul's analysis. ref SDS 22 1504
140819 -      ..
140820 -     [On 000423 Jeff Miller sets out objectives of DKR project relative
140821 -     to license issue. ref SDS 23 3055
140823 -  ..
140824 - This addresses....
140825 -
140826 -    a.  Action item #5 from the meeting yesterday. ref SDS 20 4045
140827 -
140828 -    b.  Action item #10 on 000407. ref SDS 14 6973
140829 -
140830 -    c.  On 000324 licensing issue raised. ref SDS 11 3055
140831 -
140832 -        On 000324 issue of participation was cited. ref SDS 11 1450
140834 -         ..
140835 -    d.  On 000403 Eric layed out business case scenarios. ref SDS 13
140836 -        5956
140838 -         ..
140839 -    e.  On 000411 risks of open source reported. ref SDS 15 2954
140841 -         ..
140842 -    f.  On 000413 presentation at SRI "seed" team meeting on risks of
140843 -        open source license business model. ref SDS 17 3055
140845 -         ..
140846 -    g.  On 000203 Paul Fernhout reviewed complexities of licensing for
140847 -        open source. ref SDS 8 0001
140848 -
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140850 - ..
140851 - Eric proposes in his letter today...
140852 -
140853 -    Goal:
140854 -
140855 -      If there is a revenue stream, and the software plays a part in
140856 -      producing it, we want some. ref DRT 4 0001
140857 -
140858 -          [On 000509 Eric reviews issue of participation in revenues
140859 -          and open source. ref SDS 27 7654
140861 -       ..
140862 -      For everyone else, the software is freely available.
140863 -
140864 -          Need to finalize revenue distribution issues, per Eric.
140865 -
140866 -        Does this include shipping?
140867 -
140868 -                          web site maintenance?
140870 -                           ..
140871 -                          support?
140873 -                           ..
140874 -                          upgrades?
140876 -            ..
140877 -           [On 000423 Eric cites these issues as justification for open
140878 -           source effort that generates revenue. ref SDS 23 0784
140879 -
140881 -         ..
140882 -        Distribution of revenu stream?
140883 -
140884 -           Where does the revenue go?  SRI?
140885 -
140886 -           Who decides how it is distributed?
140887 -
140888 -           What rules govern allocation?
140889 -
140891 -     ..
140892 -    Who Gets it for Free, ref DRT 4 4680
140893 -
140894 -      •  an individual
140895 -      •  a partnership
140896 -      •  non-profit corporation
140897 -      •  educational institution
140898 -      •  government agency
140899 -          ..
140900 -          Why should government get DKR for free?  They have all
140901 -          the money?
140902 -
140903 -      •  pre-profit corporation, or a for-profit corporation that is
140904 -         not currently profitable
140905 -
140906 -      •  An individual or group in a corporation that wants to evaluate
140907 -         the software to see if it is useful
140908 -    ..
140909 -    Who Pays
140910 -
140911 -      • A for-profit corporation that is making a profit, and who is
140912 -        using the software as part of their day-to-day operations
140913 -
140914 -          What's a profit?  Gross, net???
140915 -
140916 -          [On 000422 Paul Fernhout objects to Eric's open source
140917 -          innovations. ref SDS 22 3055
140919 -           ..
140920 -          [On 000423 Eric explains purpose of profit. ref SDS 23 0784
140921 -    ..
140922 -    A First Cut at Some Text
140924 -     ..
140925 -    This software may be freely copied and distributed, provided that
140926 -    this license remains intact, with one exception: No for-profit
140927 -    corporation that is currently operating "in the black" shall use
140928 -    this software as part of their normal business operations without
140929 -    paying us a negotiated license fee for the privilege.
140930 -    ..
140931 -    Pricing Structure
140933 -     ..
140934 -    Number of "knowledge workers" in the company (defined as number of
140935 -    employees minus blue collar workers and clerical workers) who have
140936 -    access to the system, times some reasonable "per seat" usage fee.
140937 -    (A yearly license, where the first 5 or 10 years may be fixed at
140938 -    some negotiated rate, in return for a commitment to renew the
140939 -    license each year for that period of time, plus a discount pricing
140940 -    structure for payment in advance.)
140941 -
140942 -        Question, Comment -- This sounds a bit like rent control,
140943 -        that gets very complicated as evident in the trial the past two
140944 -        weeks, resulting in very esoteric distinctions. ref SDS 25 4711
140946 -         ..
140947 -        I see another very complicated jury instruction in our future.
140949 -         ..
140950 -        [On 000422 Paul Fernhout suggest RehHat and Zope as examples of
140951 -        better open source arrangements. ref SDS 22 5933
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