Collaborative design project proposal

[mauricio dottori]

Hi you all,


mailbox at dns1.isolation.la.ca.us wrote:

> I tend to think that this list has a lot of lurkers.  People who -- like
> myself -- savor every message, but lack the experience and knowledge to be
> able to provide answers on par with what is to be expected on this list.
> Thus, we remain slient and continue to feed our brains.
>

Right so!


>
> We are not, however, ungreatful.  It has been pointed out that were a
> project such as this to reach maturity, a great deal of "grunt work" would
> be involved, cataloging, indexing, cross-indexing (is there a pcb layout,
> are there comments, is there a parts list, etc).  Call out the lurkers,
> tell them to give something back.  Ask us to index it, format it, type
> up the bloody faq's, etc. I think you could find enough people who want to
> do something for the list.
>
> I mean, gosh.  I'd type like a mofo for you guys.  Note that something
> akin to a CVS tree would probably be in order.
>

Me too. It would be possible to put the information  in a web site for a
while to be discussed, improved and corrected, and later "print" it into pdf
documents which could be downloaded. Each "lurker" could take care of some
subject, housekeep the internet site updating it (as Reve said, "cataloging,
indexing, cross-indexing"), and be responsible for every now and then make it
a .pdf file, with the new facts.

>
> In re: electronotes, I could see how Bernie would be hesitant about having
> the fans scan it all in.  People tend to flake, it would all be formatted
> differently and wind up messy (an improvement from the paper alternative,
> sure, but if you're gonna put out a product, you wanna put out something
> classy, right?), etc.  As someone commented, he'd really need a research
> assistant.
>
> Which, y'know, isn't terribly unfesiable.  He'd need cash up front, sure,
> but how many people would be willing to pre-pay for an EN CD, assuming
> that pre-pay would be the only way it'd get done?  I sure would.  And he
> could probably get some kid to do it pretty cheapish by letting them
> electronotes down as an internship on their resume.  Classy!

Greets from A Brazilian lurker,

Maurício