Collaborative design project proposal

[Magnus Danielson]

From: mailbox at dns1.isolation.la.ca.us
Subject: RE: Collaborative design project proposal
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 16:04:39 -0800 (PST)

> 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.
> 
> 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.

Can I take it that you as a self identified lurker is willing to take a step
forward and offer some help? ;)

(It was just that devil WG chairman in me that spoke ;)

CVS is a good idea. Anyone in for offer a pserver?

> 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.

I think Bernie would say a definitly "No" to this. Even if you set things up
so that he has the control over distribution I think he would say no. It's just
my accumulated experience with him (not very large, but anyhow) speaking here.
I know that there are list members that knows him better and those know who
they are and should speak up on the subject, but I think they will say the
same thing. It's almost more likely that hell does freezes over or someone
possibly offer Bernie a huge lump of money for the full right of the EM.

> 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!

If he would have it done using CD-R, then he would not need to cash up front
except for maybe a computer with CD-R and a bunch of CD-R mediums.

But it is not Bernie style really...

Cheers,
Magnus