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020101 - Mr. Eric Armstrong

SUBJECTS
Amazing SDS Records Links Email Construct Temporal Sequences Discuss

9203 -
9203 -    ..
9204 - Summary/Objective
9205 -
920501 - Follow up ref SDS 45 0000, ref SDS 42 0000.
920502 -
920503 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Jack Park responding to the letter sent
920504 - yesterday. ref DIP 2 0001 showing that SDS can support DKR objectives
920505 - for improving competence by linking to relevant parts of the record,
920506 - cited in Doug's award for the Natonal Medal of Technology reviewed on
920507 - 001114. ref SDS 43 SU3L
920508 -
920510 -  ..
9206 -
9207 -
9208 - Progress
9209 -
920901 - Existence Proof SDS Records Demonstrate Knowlede Management
920902 - Amazing Representation Temporal Sequences Aid Communication
920903 -
920904 - Follow up ref SDS 38 0S8L.
920905 -
920906 - Jack tells the OHS/DKR project team that the Welch letter, ref DIP 2
920907 - 0001, submitted yesterday answering questions by Adam Cheyer on
920908 - terminology and Doug Engelbart's goals for Knowledge Management,
920909 - ref SDS 45 2I5N, demonstrates proof of claims in POIMS that SDS
920910 - supports knowledge management. ref DRT 1 6R5O
920912 -  ..
920913 - Jack says the ability of SDS to delineate temporal sequences tracking
920914 - discussion on the OHS/DKR project at SRI is simply amazing.  He says
920915 - anyone could mine the archives and eventually arrive at the same or
920916 - similar statements, but SDS does a lot automatically that helps people
920917 - work quickly, thoroughly, and accurately. ref DRT 1 6R5O
920919 -  ..
920920 - POIMS explains a plan, perform, report "intelligence" cycle that
920921 - connects cause and effect into the power of knowledge. ref OF 1 6649
920922 - Efficient usability makes Knowledge Management fast and easy.  This
920923 - changes the paradigm from diligence and discipline using good
920924 - management to work intelligently, cited in research by OHS/DKR team on
920925 - 000307, ref SDS 12 767G, to fun and delight like playing a piano.
920926 - ref OF 1 6M5H  Vannevar Bush writing in the July 1945 issue of
920927 - Atlantic Monthly noted computers can enable people, who delight in
920928 - contructing trails of associations, like Jack cites today, help
920929 - everyone work productively with precision access to make sense of
920930 - complexity in time to be effective, reviewed on 960304. ref SDS 3
920931 - 364J
920933 -  ..
920934 - Jack's report to the OHS/DKR team today aligns with his letter on
920935 - 000426 describing SDS as proof of concept for some aspects of a DKR.
920936 - ref SDS 17 3315  On 000630 Jack cited SDS records to illustrate
920937 - separate handling of documents from analysis, being proposed for a DKR
920938 - to enable scholarly argumentation that builds a knowledge base.
920939 - ref SDS 24 RA9I  A few months ago on 000907 Jack submitted research
920940 - indicating time and chronology are factors of Knowledge Management.
920941 - ref SDS 27 E372  He cited SDS records showing implementation.
920942 - ref SDS 27 E37M
920943 -
920944 -        [On 001130 Jack describes SDS comprised of time and subjects
920945 -        that provides a structure for knowledge and SDS user interface
920946 -        makes the structure useful to people. ref SDS 53 H17O
920948 -         ..
920949 -        [On 010425 Morris Jones comments SDS is a "utopia" with
920950 -        everything in the right place at the right time. ref SDS 57
920951 -        EP7F
920953 -         ..
920954 -        [On 011105 Jeff Conklin notes SDS accomplishes goals of
920955 -        Knowledge Management. ref SDS 62 4S6H
920957 -  ..
920958 - Jack recommends people review SDS records on the Internet for learning
920959 - how to accomplish Knowledge Management. ref DRT 1 BS6K  On 000922 Jack
920960 - noted that being the first to recommend people study SDS and POIMS
920961 - takes courage and strength of character. ref SDS 28 U23L
920963 -  ..
920964 - This aligns with Jack's report on 001031 that the OHS/DKR team trying
920965 - to learn Knowledge Management in order to develop an OHS/DKR software
920966 - program overlooked the opportunity to study SDS records applying
920967 - Knowledge Management to help the project for 10 months, along with
920968 - having been doing Knowledge Management for "umpteen" years.
920969 - ref SDS 38 0S8L
920971 -  ..
920972 - Jack's report today supports review on 000425 indicating Knowledge
920973 - Management is a secret of SDS that is hidden in plain sight.
920974 - ref SDS 16 0480
920975 -
920976 -       [On 001126 Eugene Kim recommends the team rely on IT methods to
920977 -       develop KM rather than use SDS. ref SDS 52 T63N
920979 -        ..
920980 -       [On 001130 Jack reports SDS has the right structure and
920981 -       interface that translates the structure of knowledge into useful
920982 -       tools for people. ref SDS 53 H17O
920984 -        ..
920985 -       [On 010411 Jack cites SDS enables remembering every little
920986 -       thing. ref SDS 56 X34F
920988 -        ..
920989 -       [On 010908 Jack explains laziness encourages using email instead
920990 -       of developing knowledge management technologies. ref SDS 58 YF3I
920992 -        ..
920993 -       [On 010916 Eric Armstrong reports SDS amazing ability to manage
920994 -       organizational memory with mechanisms that obviously work.
920995 -       ref SDS 59 0001
920997 -        ..
920998 -       [On 011003 Eric Armstrong says information density caused by
920999 -       popular technology everybody likes paralyzes productivity.
921000 -       ref SDS 61 EC5N
921002 -        ..
921003 -       [On 011003 Jack Park years of research has yielded no clues to
921004 -       develop Knowledge Management that improves productivity,
921005 -       ref SDS 61 O74L, aligns with study showing people have given up
921006 -       on advancing from information to a culture of knowledge.
921007 -       ref SDS 61 SP6G
921009 -  ..
921010 - Jack's assessment of SDS aligns with Doug's comments on 001027 saying
921011 - SDS is the best KM capability he has seen. ref SDS 35 XV6F  This
921012 - supports Doug's call in the Bootstrap mission for a new way of
921013 - thinking and working, reviewed on 991222. ref SDS 9 3696
921014 -
921015 -       [On 001121 offered to sell SDS so the OHS/DKR team can perform
921016 -       KM that links the record, and preserves Doug's legacy.
921017 -       ref SDS 50 0001
921019 -  ..
921020 - Paul Ferhnout says SDS is inspirational, see below. ref SDS 0 H23M
921021 -
921022 -       [On 010111 Doug noted SDS helps people remember information and
921023 -       alignment with relevant history. ref SDS 55 IB9F
921024 -
921025 -     Jack's recognition that anyone can do knowledge management, but
921026 -     SDS enables people to do it "automatically," addresses concern
921027 -     that Rod is doing all the work, cited as an excuse not to use SDS
921028 -     in the record on 971205. ref SDS 5 1103, and that Communication
921029 -     Metrics can be accomplished by secretaries, filing cabinets and
921030 -     3x5 cards, per the record on 940114, ref SDS 1 6295, and again on
921031 -     940125. ref SDS 2 5I3L
921033 -      ..
921034 -     Shows SDS removes the level of diligence required to accomplish
921035 -     Communication Metrics, cited by Henry van Eykan on 000926.
921036 -     ref SDS 29 004M and ref SDS 29 6Q6J
921038 -      ..
921039 -     This strong support aligns with Dave Vannier's comment on 990907.
921040 -     ref SDS 7 0149
921042 -      ..
921043 -     On 000926 Henry van Eykan also supported SDS. ref SDS 29 IP7F
921045 -      ..
921046 -     On 000426 Jack earlier noted that SDS is proof of concept for the
921047 -     DKR. ref SDS 17 3315
921049 -  ..
921050 - Jack recommends that the DKR team pay closer attention to what Rod
921051 - does and how he does it.  In fact, mine his site deeply enough and you
921052 - can construct a pretty good picture of his technology.  Would that Rod
921053 - could serve as an advisory member of the OHS team... ref DRT 1 BS6K
921055 -  ..
921056 - Jack notes that Welch is not in favor of an open source implementation
921057 - of his stuff; that, of course is his right and I respect that, he
921058 - says. ref DRT 1 BS6K
921060 -  ..
921061 - Jack says Rod's linking reflects his own view of the events.  Each
921062 - individual user might have the same or different views.  The advantage
921063 - of a public DKR would be the melding of views into something that Doug
921064 - Lenat calls concensus reality.  I tend to favor the term attractor
921065 - basins for the same concept.  Concensus reality, indeed! ref DRT 1
921066 - VU7I
921068 -  ..
921069 - Jack's call for a "public DKR" seems strongly implemented by the
921070 - Internet.
921072 -      ..
921073 -     [...in another record today Eric Armstrong proposes new term for
921074 -     DKR, saying he is still uncomfortable with idea of "knowledge,"
921075 -     ref SDS 47 PP3T; and, Adam Cheyer submits definitions of OHS/DKR
921076 -     based on telecon with Doug, but does not cite the record, which
921077 -     the definition he submits calls out. ref SDS 47 D3AK
921078 -
921079 - ..
921080 - Jack does not discuss listening to Doug, ref DIP 2 BU5I, from
921081 - the record yesterday. ref SDS 45 MT2T  This is a huge deficit that
921082 - prevents the project from moving forward.
921084 -  ..
921085 - Jack does not comment on the disparity, strategic dissonnance, between
921086 - Doug's call for linking, and the failure of the project team to do
921087 - this, cited in the letter. ref DIP 2 00EM
921089 -  ..
921090 - Jack does not comment on the merits of the discussion between Eric and
921091 - Adam about the scope for OHS and DKR, which is also discussed in the
921092 - letter. ref DIP 2 018J
921094 -  ..
921095 - Jack does not comment on whether any of Doug's writings distinguish
921096 - OHS from DKR, which is another issue in the record on 001115.
921097 - ref SDS 45 895L
921098 -
921100 -  ..
921101 - Culture of Knowledge Esstential for OHS/DKR
921102 -
921103 - Follow up ref SDS 41 0001.
921104 -
921105 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to thank Jack for endorsement of SDS, and
921106 - recommending the team use Rod for advisory support.
921108 -  ..
921109 - Also...
921110 -
921111 -     Culture of knowledge, ref DIT 1 J86G, must evolve by following
921112 -     Doug's recommendation on 001025, ref SDS 34 00VU, to comment using
921113 -     links to relevant parts of the record, cited recenty in the letter
921114 -     to Henry van Eykan on 001109, ref DIP 1 I17J, emphasizing the need
921115 -     to grow a culture of knowledge through education. ref SDS 41 0001
921117 -      ..
921118 -     Confirms recommendation in the letter yesterday. ref SDS 45 GQ8O
921119 -
921120 -         [...in another record Eric Armstrong reports DKR is still not
921121 -         well enough understood. ref SDS 47 JS5H
921122 -
921123 -         [...in same record Adam Chyer submits definitions of terms
921124 -         based on discussion with Doug, but provides no links, contrary
921125 -         to Doug's request and to Adam's own letter yesterday, showing
921126 -         the need for creating a culture of knowledge. ref SDS 47 D3AK
921128 -          ..
921129 -         [On 001117 edcuation course on KM may provide theory of
921130 -         knowledge. ref SDS 48 0001
921132 -      ..
921133 -     Doing KM using SDS essential. ref DIT 1 JE5M
921134 -
921135 -         [On 001121 offered to sell SDS so the OHS/DKR team can perform
921136 -         KM that links the record, and preserves Doug's legacy.
921137 -         ref SDS 50 0001
921139 -      ..
921140 -     Explain KM requires, not simply citing URLs, but creating
921141 -     connections to relevant information, ref DIT 1 J86G, showing
921142 -     specific correlations, implications and explaining nuance. These
921143 -     connections and explanations add value to information by growing
921144 -     "knowledge." Just citing archives, or web pages, is a waste of
921145 -     time, as Eric noted on 000824. ref SDS 26 7O9I
921146 -
921147 -         [On 001202 record of research by SRI shows gaining experience
921148 -         using SDS is only way to learn KM. ref SDS 54 0001
921150 -      ..
921151 -     To create knowledge management people have to learn KM by doing KM
921152 -     24 7, ref DIT 1 IB7M, following up the letter on 001102.
921153 -     ref SDS 39 5V5J  On 001011 letter to Pat Lincoln proposed research
921154 -     to support pilot testing so people can learn KM, discover the
921155 -     benefits, and grow a culture of knowledge. ref SDS 31 0001
921157 -      ..
921158 -     SDS has the secret of KM, per Jack's letter, ref DRT 1 6R5O, and
921159 -     Henry's letter on 000926. ref SDS 29 IP7F, as demonstrated by the
921160 -     record provided for the DKR team shown in the record of the
921161 -     meeting at SRI on 001017. ref SDS 32 1575  The team has, further,
921162 -     discovered that it is difficult to discover because cultural
921163 -     blinders hide design requirements, ref DIT 1 MY8G, also cited on
921164 -     001102. ref SDS 39 N16H The record on 000324 established that
921165 -     fact. ref SDS 13 4877
921167 -      ..
921168 -     SDS can be greatly improved once high powered capability begins
921169 -     working in the right direction, ref DIT 1 009O, as set out in the
921170 -     letter to the team explaining the culture of knowledge on 001102.
921171 -     ref SDS 39 XR8Y   Improving SDS requires alliances becaue I do not
921172 -     have all of the expertise to create KM, so need alliances to get
921173 -     the work done. ref DIP 3 009O  On 991222 KMCI notified about
921174 -     Doug's Colloquium.  Research of Interenet references showed Doug
921175 -     supports Alliances to accomplish objectives that are supported by
921176 -     SDS. ref SDS 9 3977
921177 -
921178 -         [On 001202 Jack Park submits ideas for improving SDS.
921179 -         ref SDS 53 HC4J
921181 -      ..
921182 -     Alliances needed to advance SDS. ref DIT 1 005N
921184 -      ..
921185 -     Doug did not have enough bandwidth to consider SDS, ref DIT 1
921186 -     005N, per the record on 000223. ref SDS 11 3774
921188 -      ..
921189 -     Took 10 months to demonstrate SDS works, ref SDS 32 1575, this
921190 -     record supports seeking alliances again.
921191 -
921193 -      ..
921194 -     Partnership Needed for Technology and Marketing
921195 -
921196 -     Alliances can be through partnership, friendship, the flagship of
921197 -     solving problems, or any other ship that gets the work done. There
921198 -     are a number of simple initial technology things that are needed,
921199 -     so technology partners are needed.  There are number of marketing
921200 -     steps needed, so marketing partners are needed, principally to
921201 -     spread the word. ref DIT 1 00EO
921203 -      ..
921204 -     Request partners. ref DIT 1 01GW
921205 -
921206 -
921208 -  ..
921209 - Communication Metrics on Internet is Inspirational for KM
921210 -
921211 - Follow up ref SDS 37 5P2B.
921212 -
9213 -
9214 -
9215 - 2140 received letter from Paul Fernhout
9217 -    ..
921701 - Received ref DRT 2 0001 from Paul Fernhout saying thanks for the
921702 - excellent example of KM in the letter submitted above. ref DIT 1 0001
921703 - Your effort (especially in keeping up with this list) is inspirational
921704 - of what is possible. Your work demonstrates the value of active human
921705 - involvement in processing information into an ordered framework of
921706 - knowledge on an ongoing basis.  From that framework can grow new
921707 - synthesized information and plans.
921709 -  ..
921710 - This seems to resolve Paul's concern reported on 000601 that links in
921711 - SDS caused confusion. ref SDS 21 0894
921713 -  ..
921714 - On 001028 Paul commended SDS. ref SDS 37 5P2B.
921715 -
921716 -      This is a good explanation of the synthesis between people and
921717 -      the technology, explained on the Welch web site as deliverying
921718 -      anytime, anywhere intelligence...
921719 -
921720 -               http://www.welchco.com
921721 -
921722 -      ...per planning on 971021. ref SDS 4 3636  How though do we build
921723 -      a culture of knowledge to overcome the overwhelming drive to rely
921724 -      on IT, cited by Morris on 990527? ref SDS 6 1233
921726 -       ..
921727 -      Compliments Paul's favorable comments on 001028. ref SDS 36 BD2P
921728 -
921729 -        [On 001121 OHS Overview calls for tools to augment human
921730 -        systems, ref SDS 49 00BP; Henry van Eykan says Doug's 1962
921731 -        proposal to USAF is original source for OHS. ref SDS 49 0ESW
921732 -
921733 -        [On 001121 sent response. ref SDS 50 V3WP
921735 -  ..
921736 - Paul lists organizations that might be interested in doing KM.
921737 - ref DRT 2 003X
921739 -  ..
921740 - Paul also notes that despite a lot of organizations working on KM, he
921741 - tends to agree with Rod that KM, as we might envision it (like the
921742 - Welchco example), isn't widespread (even if it is getting more widely
921743 - talked about). ref DRT 2 01RQ
921745 -  ..
921746 - He, also, recognizes these efforts may not be talking about the same
921747 - thing in reference to "knowledge management."
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SUBJECTS
Consortium
W3C Standards for HTML Software Email for Collaboration Ontology
Content v Appearance Binary Forces in Programming Text Effective for
HTML Standards W3C for Coding Web Pages
Stable Tech Enables Productivity Occurs Over Weeks Years So People Ca

9707 -
970801 -      ..
970802 -     Consortium Might Provide Avenue for KM Stability
970803 -
970804 -     Stability of the core design for knowledge is needed for the same
970805 -     reason that the core design of alphabet technology has remained
970806 -     stable for 2,000 years, per telecon with Doug Engelbart on 000327.
970807 -     ref SDS 14 4420 and review on 991108. ref SDS 8 5628  If the core
970808 -     design is not stable, then nothing will ever be adopted, no world
970809 -     problem will ever be solved, at least by KM technology.  My sense
970810 -     is that a nexus between open source and Rod might occur by setting
970811 -     up a consortium for KM, similar to W3C that enables industry to
970812 -     flourish according to standards.  There seems to be all manner of
970813 -     consortiums sprouting up, so why not one to shepherd KM.
970814 -     ref DIT 1 014N
970816 -      ..
970817 -     Consortium was proposed in the letter to Cliff Joslyn on 000731.
970818 -     ref SDS 25 0900
970820 -      ..
970821 -     The basic issue is how to deliver professionally formatted
970822 -     material in an environment that requires content structured for
970823 -     context, intelligence and knowledge.  People want things to look
970824 -     because pretty things sell, but people need structure in order to
970825 -     improve productivity by improving understanding and follow up.
970827 -      ..
970828 -     This is the battle between text and wordprocessing.
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SUBJECTS
Market Viability Open Source
Product Design, Control Lost
Stable Tech Enables Productivity Occurs Over Weeks Years So People Ca
Give-up Some SDS Ownership to Develop Alliances for Advancing Civiliz
Development Advances by Giving-up Some SDS Ownership
Ownership SDS Development Advances by Giving-up Some SDS Ownership to
Alliances on Development

A409 -
A41001 -      ..
A41002 -     Linux Model Acceptable for SDS as Core of Knowledge Management
A41003 -     Open Source for Implementing KM, Not Developing Core Capability
A41004 -
A41005 -     Implementation technologies and practices for the core of KM can
A41006 -     be developed through open source methods.  Linux, for example
A41007 -     retains ownership of the core design.  That seems like a good
A41008 -     model to start.
A41010 -      ..
A41011 -     I am willing to give up ownership, because there is plenty of
A41012 -     value to share; but, leadership is a bigger issue. ref DIT 1 SA3H
A41013 -
A41014 -          [On 010924 telecon with Pat Lincoln at SRI discussed
A41015 -          ownership of SDS again. ref SDS 60 N14H
A41017 -      ..
A41018 -     Strong leadership is required to build something that works, but
A41019 -     people don't want to build it initially, because it is
A41020 -     counterintuitive, and so conflicts with their common sense.  Since
A41021 -     open source people do what they want, they cannot be led to
A41022 -     produce what is needed.  Once the core design is released, this
A41023 -     provides a foundation for open source to develop specific
A41024 -     applications for different industries. ref DIT 1 018N
A41025 -
A41027 -      ..
A41028 -     Open Source May Enable KM to Avoid being Innovated into Oblivian
A41029 -
A41030 -     I believe that Doug is promoting open source, because he does not
A41031 -     want usefulness he discovered in developing NLS (later Augment),
A41032 -     to, again, be innovated out of the discussion by a bunch of kids,
A41033 -     who don't have a clue how to create usefulness.  I can see that
A41034 -     SDS is subject to the same forces, unless we get going on creating
A41035 -     a spec and installed based that provides cultural inertia to
A41036 -     sustain the capability.  I know that it took hundreds of years for
A41037 -     our current KM system, alphabet technology, to become established.
A41038 -     If KM is to improve on that record we have to get going.  There is
A41039 -     not a moment to waste. ref DIT 1 016N
A41040 -
A41041 -         [On 001121 analysis of Minicus Sodas program called Mindset
A41042 -         shows they plan to support strong import/export capability
A41043 -         that addresses this issue. ref SDS 51 BO6N
A41044 -
A41046 -      ..
A41047 -     Culture of Knowledge Requires Help
A41048 -     KM Full Time Job, Others Must Contribute to Make KM Successful
A41049 -
A41050 -     Cannot develop KM part time, and you cannot do KM part time. I
A41051 -     have devoted my full attention to the task, because if that is not
A41052 -     done, it will not advance.  As a result, I have not had any
A41053 -     revenue for several years.  That is the price of progress.  But, I
A41054 -     cannot pay the price alone.  If a culture of knowledge is to
A41055 -     emerge that carries civilization to a brighter day, others must be
A41056 -     willing to pay the price of progress. ref DIT 1 01FN
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