Re: Planner-list predecessors for fixed date tasks

[Ricardo Fernandez <ricardo fernandez aznetwork fr>]

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De :  Maurice van der Pot <griffon26 kfk4ever com>

Envoyé :  30/10/2009 18:11:50 +0100

À :  planner-list gnome org

Objet :  Planner-list predecessors for fixed date tasks

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 01:14:35AM +0100, Ricardo Fernandez wrote:
  

is there any way to centralize a collective analyze and specification 
for algorithm evolution ?
is there any conceptual documentation (exept code and its comments) for 
link rules and sheduling algorithm ?
I have no time (like everyone) but should be interessed (probably like 
some others) to contribute to a conceptual specification
    

The problem is not in coming up with an idea for scheduling, it is in
finding someone who is willing to work on it and stick with it.

When thinking about how scheduling should work it quickly pulls in many
many other things that ideal scheduling functionality requires, such as
split tasks.

I totally agree ; remember my sentense just before your extract :
" the less restrictive is a tool, the more useful it is... and the more complex is the algorithm."
and spliting tasks (for example) was to my mind an absolute necessity for schedulling taking ressources in account.

The bigger the ideas and requirements get, the more
motivation you need to actually take on the problem of implementation.
  

ok for 'big ideas'.
concerning requirements and precise specifications, instead, I thought it could help implementation as well as motivation.

Additionally it is harder to motivate someone to implement other
people's requirements than it is to get them to implement their own.

In my opinion discussing requirements like this will go nowhere unless
the one starting the discussion is the one who plans to implement it.
Look through bugzilla for this feature, you'll see what I mean.
  

that's done !
and that's precisely why I suggested another way of work.

in conclusion, I fear that those who hope Planner can become the accurate tool they need, there are two options :
 - discussion list ; a waste of time
 - waiting for developpers to find time and motivation...

Regards
Ricardo FERNANDEZ

Regards,
Maurice.

  

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