[hpsdr] Proposal

Philip Covington p.covington at gmail.com
Wed Apr 15 06:30:08 PDT 2009


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Joe Martin K5SO <k5so at valornet.com> wrote:
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> All,
>
> After considering Phil's suggestion to reorganize the HPSDR project listings
> and reviewing the current arrangement on the HPSDR site I personally find
> the current organization of the site listings to be quite suitable and
> appropriate as it exists, with the possible exception that the wiki pages
> and the HPSDR site could perhaps be combined somehow to make things easier
> to find.
>
> Currently the status of each of the HPSDR projects is clearly shown on the
> right hand side of the main HPSDR page when any particular project is
> clicked on the top tab.  The problem with Phil's suggestion to move projects
> that are developing more slowly than others to a special category is
> establishing what the cutoff time for inactivity should be to initiate such
> a move, or deciding when a project should be moved from the the "special"
> location to a "normal" project location.  I believe that moving slowly
> developing projects to such a location would diminish an easy appreciation
> by the casual reader of the breadth and scale of the overall HPSDR project
> complete with all of its wide-ranging projects.
>
> The general description of the HPSDR project seems to me to make it clear to
> even the most casual reader that some projects shown will naturally develop
> faster than others and that all comers are welcome to participate in the
> development of any of the projects in which  they happen to have an
> interest, with the welcome particularly extended to those who may be willing
> to assist in development of projects that may be progressing apparently
> slowly or that are apparently (temporarily or indefinitely) stalled.
>  Because a proposed project may be apparently stalled does not mean that the
> idea is a poor one, or less valid as an HPSDR project than any other, or
> that no one will ever take it further forward.
>
> I, for one, don't find the HPSDR site in any particular need of major
> reorganization.  It seems to me that the HPSDR site serves the goals of
> HPSDR just fine as it is.  Indeed, a casual viewer is presently able to
> discern without difficulty which projects are available from TAPR as fully
> assembled units, which are available as kits, which are being prototyped,
> and which are much, much earlier along in the cycle by glancing at the
> STATUS shown prominently on the page.  I'm not saying the HPSDR site is
> perfect but it's not that bad in my view!
>
> 73,  Joe K5SO
>

There is a huge difference between projects that are moving slowly and
those that will never happen.  Having projects listed that have not
had any activity for years just makes people dismiss the whole HPSDR
project as dormant or dead.  Filling the page with projects to
demonstrate the " breadth and scale" of HPSDR does nothing to instill
confidence that those projects will ever come to fruition.

I am not criticizing anyone who proposed those dormant/inactive
projects - a few of them are mine.  If there is anything to be guilty
of (which there is not), I am at least doubly guilty.

There certainly should be a time line limit for projects!  If there is
no activity (for over a year?), then those projects should be
classified as dormant.  If there has been no activity EVER, then those
projects should be removed or relocated to "proposed" status.

With some delineation of active and dormant projects, those wishing to
possibly take over or assist in moving the dormant project ideas
forward will be able to clearly see that those projects may need help.

As it is now, HPSDR looks like a bunch of dreamers to outsiders or
newcomers with no actual plan to get all these "dream" projects
accomplished.

Phil N8VB

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