CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Property Rights in Knowledge Organization
Commercial Viability
Ownership Investment Risk
Open Source Development Freeware
Time for DKR Limited, 000423
Participation Rights of Contributors
Agreement Developed Shared Meaning, Vision
Decisons on Differences in Design and PM
Business Venture Failed, 000510
Outline Program Venture Failed 20 Years Ago
Outlining Programs Too Rigid for Effective KM, John Deneen Proposes O

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2113 -    ..
2114 - Summary/Objective
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211501 - Follow up ref SDS 42 0000, ref SDS 28 0000.
211502 -
211503 - Joe Williams submits definition of knowledge, and reports NSF denied
211504 - support for Dourg's work because a proposal did not define knowledge.
211505 - Eric Armstrong submitted a letter explaining personal history that
211506 - indicates need for strong business model. ref SDS 0 4760
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211510 -  ..
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2118 - Progress
211901 -  ..
211902 - Open Source Projects Need Revenue to Produce Useful Innovations
211903 -
211904 - Follow up ref SDS 42 0784, ref SDS 28 0784.
211905 -
211906 - Received letter, ref DRT 1 0001, from Joe Williams today commenting
211907 - that Doug Engelbart related at the project meeting on 000504 having
211908 - been turned down by NSF on the grounds that the proposal did not
211909 - define "knowledge." ref DRT 1 6072
211910 -
211911 -    [On 000515 Mary Keeler will talk to the SRI group on 000517.
211912 -    ref SDS 44 0783
211914 -  ..
211915 - This experience seems to align with Paul Fernhout's report yesterday
211916 - of similar experience, ref SDS 42 4902, and Paul's analysis about
211917 - challenge of obtaining an award on the basis of merit. ref SDS 42 2310
211918 - ..
211919 - Eric Armstrong offered a similar analysis on 000423. ref SDS 28
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211923 -  ..
211924 - Outline Program Venture Shows Need for Sound Business Plan
211925 -
211926 - Today, received letter, ref DRT 2 0001, from Eric following up his
211927 - letter on 000509, ref SDS 42 0784, and responding to other
211928 - contributors, e.g., Paul Fernhout, also on 000509, ref SDS 42 0837, on
211929 - issue of need for revenue, and sound business plan, based on
211930 - experience 15 years ago to launch a software venture for developing an
211931 - outline program.
211932 -
211933 -       [On 000513 Paul Fernhout offers compromise on Open Source issue.
211934 -       ref SDS 43 0784
211936 -        ..
211937 -       [On 010517 Eric cites history of venture to develop outline
211938 -       program. ref SDS 46 N25M
211940 -     ..
211941 -    An issue that might have impacted Eric's business plan is that
211942 -    outlining has only limited application, which may not be large
211943 -    enough to support a business.  People need structure, but they need
211944 -    flexibility in when and how that structure is used, depending upon
211945 -    circumstances, as called out in POIMS. ref OF 1 08QR and
211946 -    ref OF 1 2301
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211948 -       [On 010613 John Deneen proposes outline program be incorporated
211949 -       into SDS. ref SDS 48 F43N
211951 -        ..
211952 -       [On 041111 Gary Johnson explains advantages of Maxthink outline
211953 -       methods for organizing thinking to prepare documents.
211954 -       ref SDS 51 3K5N
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SUBJECTS
Williams, Joe
Define Knowledge, 000307
Knowledge Define, Distinguish Data, Information
Knowledge Definition Workup Like Bellinger

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280701 -  ..
280702 - Knowledge Defined Per Doug Engelbart's Request
280703 -
280704 - Joe's letter today, ref DRT 1 0001, reporting per above, that Doug
280705 - Engelbart related at the project meeting on 000504, ref SDS 39 5555,
280706 - having been denied support by NSF on the grounds that the proposal did
280707 - not define "knowledge,"
280709 -  ..
280710 - A few days ago, Eric Armstrong's letter explained continuing problems
280711 - understanding difference between information and knowledge for
280712 - designing technology to implement Doug's goals for Dynamic Knowledge
280713 - Repository. ref SDS 36 5033
280715 -  ..
280716 - Joe provides the following definition....
280717 -
280718 -      ...Knowledge comprises the facts, principles, and maybe intuition
280719 -      when you can't exactly nail down the analytical process, that you
280720 -      use as a basis for taking some action to achieve a goal or solve
280721 -      a problem. ref DRT 1 5742
280723 -  ..
280724 - This leads to the questions...
280725 -
280726 -      What is the source or driving force of "principles" and
280727 -      "intuition."?
280729 -  ..
280730 - Joe's definition supplements submissions by Eugene Kim and Jack Park
280731 - on 000504. ref SDS 38 5003
280732 -
280733 -      [On 000516 Jack Park submits formal definition of knowledge.
280734 -      ref SDS 45 4723
280735 -
280736 -      [On 000517 knowledge defined during meeting at Intel with Eric
280737 -      Armstrong, Rod Welch and Morris Jones. ref SDS 46 5096
280739 -       ..
280740 -      [On 000615 Knowledge Management development team meeting at SRI
280741 -      reports understanding meaning of knowledge is too difficult for
280742 -      designing software; decides to work on email for better
280743 -      information management. ref SDS 47 6271
280745 -       ..
280746 -      [On 020608 knowledge define case study hard for people to grasp,
280747 -      ref SDS 49 CC6J; philosophy practice grounding for "Knowledge
280748 -      Management" reviewed 050115, ref SDS 52 SF5K, correlates with
280749 -      cognitive science reviewed 960518, ref SDS 1 GS58, management
280750 -      tasks considered 000307, ref SDS 5 767G, and physical science
280751 -      locality principle power of knowledge predicts and controls the
280752 -      future, reviewed on 040312, ref SDS 50 YH4G
280753 -
280755 -  ..
280756 - Doug's experience with NSF requiring a definition of knowledge,
280757 - indicates motivation for Doug's request to the Colloquium on 000307
280758 - for a definition of knowledge and KM similar to Bellinger's work,
280759 - ref SDS 5 4820; and, for Doug's request on 000419 that the SRI "seed"
280760 - team accomplish this task. ref SDS 23 4964
280762 -       ..
280763 -      On 991213 NSF staff don't have a clue what "knowledge" means, and
280764 -      cite a "knowledge management dilemma," without submitting any
280765 -      indication of being aware of what they want. ref SDS 2 3431 and,
280766 -      ref SDS 2 9144
280768 -       ..
280769 -      On 000120 recommended Colloquium develop definition of knowledge.
280770 -      ref SDS 3 5063
280772 -       ..
280773 -      On 000407 submitted action item for project to define knowledge
280774 -      and KM. ref SDS 16 2805
280776 -       ..
280777 -      On 000413 set action item at project meeting for defining
280778 -      knowledge management. ref SDS 20 5555
280780 -       ..
280781 -      On 000505 review of project specs for editor shows need to define
280782 -      knowledge. ref SDS 40 2356
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