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[Stephanie Gerson <sgerson@stanfordalumni.org>]

I see.  Thanks for the clarification, Chad.

So do we want to create a formal spec or not?

I'm attaching what I wrote for Threshold, if it helps.

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------ Original Message ------
Received: 07:08 PM PST, 03/28/2005
From: Chad Knepp <pyg@galatea.org>
To: Permaculture Plant Database <pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [pcplantdb] super-mini-synthesis[35][3.23.05]

Stephanie Gerson writes:
 > Regarding the formal spec, Chad wrote: "Well, I don't think this is
 > what we need most.  Working together is not really being that hard
 > for us because we mostly work on our stuff individually and we are
 > a tiny group.  I do think your task lists were pretty great though,
 > if you wanted to do that more/again."

Being a little fussy here, but I was actually referring to project
management here not the formal spec.  See:
<https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/pcplantdb/2005-March/
001870.html>

Regarding the formal spec I said:
 > > Formal specifications (formal anything really) aren't really my
 > > field of interest thus my lack of participation here.  I also
 > > have some doubts that we even know what we are doing enough to
 > > generate a solid specification (relationships come to mind).  Why
 > > do we need a "formal" spec. again?... as opposed to more informal
 > > documentation?

Stephanie Gerson writes:
 > I'm assuming the formal spec was also for purposes of grant
 > proposals - so we could submit it to grantors.  But perhaps not
 > necessary?

Actually I think the time we need a formal specification the most is
to show grantors.  After that we try and get close to it to make them
happy.  The documentation involving the Threshold grant and the task
list/specs. that John S. wrote up are what I'm working by.  Speaking
of which, anybody know where the thing John S. wrote is?  I know it's
in the pcplantdb archives somewhere, but I didn't turn it up on a
quick scan.

Cheers,
Chad

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