[ogb-discuss] Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Project Proposal

[Alan Burlison]

James Carlson wrote:

> Agreed.  Perhaps we also need an unofficial "how this works" document.
> 
> I do see a need for unambiguous language that sets out exactly how
> these things are supposed to work.  Otherwise, if we used only
> "community-friendly" text, we'd forever get involved in pointless
> squabbles about who has the authority to do what, or what things are
> "required."

You can be simultaneously unambiguous and easily understandable, in fact 
the two often go hand in hand.

> I agree, though, that much of this stuff is dense, hard to read, and
> possibly hazardous to look at while operating machinery.  A short and
> friendly intro for 'ordinary' project creation would probably be a
> helpful.  (Though, perhaps, the project in the Subject: line above
> wouldn't necessarily benefit.)

We don't want two documents explaining the same thing, that tends to 
just increase confusion rather than reducing it.

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Alan Burlison
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