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Steve Bliss <steve.bliss@home.com> writes:
> Well, sort of. Here's more of the story:
>
> I asked Dan Boger if he could help with developing the new automated Parts
> Tracker. He's been working on it, as he's had time, for awhile now.
> Unfortunately, he doesn't really have any time to put into it, real life
> seems to be interfering.
This "problem" seems to be quite familiar to a lot of us ;-)
> He plans to continue working on the PT, when he can. But in the meantime,
> he has posted what he's done so far, so other people can grab it, and take
> it from where it is.
>
> Once upon a time, I put together (in Visual Basic) a prototype for the PT.
> You can grab a copy of this, or at least look at the various pages, at
> <http://www.geocities.com/partsref/tracker/>. There wasn't much feedback
> on the prototype, which means one of three things: (a) nobody looked at
> it, (b) nobody understood it, (c) it's practically perfect in every way.
(d) I looked at it, but it was practically only GUI stuff
without the necessary functionality, and I'm not the right guy to
comment on GUIs...
> Some aspects of the design are pretty vague in the prototype. One example
> of 'vague' is the update generator, the function that moves new parts from
> 'active' to 'official'.
Yes, that would have been one of the more interesting parts
for me.
> Once you've seen what You can grab a tar'ed copy of Dan's work at
> <http://www.peeron.com/tmp/>.
Done, looking at it now...
> I have not yet looked at Dan's stuff, so I can't make many insightful
> comments. I believe it's all in Perl, intended to run under Linux.
>
> Dan mentioned that he is unable to provide server space or access.
>
> He also mentioned in an email:
> . I do think it's close to a point of a public beta -
> . the only part still missing (and I may work on that
> . tonight), is the part certification... and that shouldn't
> . be terribly hard to do... the user interface/setup/modification
> . should work now... of course, it all needs tons of testing.
>
> If you want to help with this, great! Take a look, post reaction, ask
> questions.
Well, I already volunteered for the Temporary Parts Tracker
from Tore Erikson, which I'll turn into a more automated solution.
I know that it would be too late with the "normal" Parts Tracker,
especially with the current running discussion, but I'd like to
stay in contact with whoever picks this project up.
I can't do it in good concience because I'll leave town
in a few days and will not be back for three weeks, and I don't
want to be the next blocking point... If the problem ist still
up for grabs at that point, I might reconsider.
Regards,
Hakan
--
"Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature"
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