Re: Good Idea - PERT and CPM algorithms and utilities
Nhomar Hernández <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:39:49 -0430
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--===============9162074062653606695== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b3a9cb051517304efb265f8 --047d7b3a9cb051517304efb265f8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Written from my android On Jan 11, 2014 3:12 AM, "fr33domlover" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Andrew, > > > > I'm glad you find that idea useful. I have not implemented that library > yet. I'm working on a semantic desktop project, and I am planning to > create such a tool that would integrate with the semantic storage. > > However, the algorithms and in-memory data structures have much less to > do with the semantic storage, and I would write that library in parallel > to my other project(s) if I had time. You are very welcome to go ahead > and implement it, allowing me to integrate it later with a layer of > semantic desktop. Imagine a direct link between Planner tasks and > Evolution memos/tasks/calendar etc. > > I don't know much about project management theory, but I'm not sure how > much you do, so allow me to suggest that you use two sources when > writing algorithms: > > 1. Known software like TaskJuggler and OpenERP > 2. Articles about algorithms, e.g. some academic articles have very > interesting suggestions like algorithms that don't always give the > absolute best result, but are much faster than the ones which do always > find the one best solution > > Using 1 is enough, but having some theory in the design docs and > knowledge for the long term using 2 would be nice. So if you have time > for the bit of extra research, you can go to some university to get free > access to academic resources like IEEEXplore. If not, give me names of > articles and I can get them for you for free. Unless you can afford them > and prefer to. > > I don't remember what exactly I was planning, but feel free to ask about > anything. Also the maintainer of Planner is available here and on IRC, > don't worry about the lack of development. And I'm on IRC too as user > 'akrasner' (or 'fr33domlover' sometimes). > > > > > Please report progres :-) > > P.S. Take into account licenses: For example if you want it to be GPL > (I'd use GPLv3+ personally) you may be unable to copy code of > incompatible license, e.g. maybe OpenERP is like that. In that case you > can just take the algorithm itself, not the code. After all the > algorithm is what's important. > > On =D7=95', 2014-01-10 at 20:54 -0500, Andrew Willson wrote: > > I've been using Planner on and off for various projects and have found > > it useful. However, development seems to be uneven and very slow right > > now. In looking for some news on any developments, I checked out this > > mailing list and found Anatoly's post as the last one... and it's a > > great idea! So, I'd like to know if Anatoly got anywhere with the idea > > of creating a general purpose project management function library for > > C/C++. If not, perhaps I can make an attempt over the next few months Just to point openerp is agpl v3 wich is totally compatible with your points if you are not planning close the source to your users. Regards. > > or so... > > > > --A > > > > _______________________________________________ > > planner-dev-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-list > > > _______________________________________________ > planner-dev-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-list --047d7b3a9cb051517304efb265f8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr"></p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Written from my android<br> On Jan 11, 2014 3:12 AM, "fr33domlover" <<a href=3D"mailto:fr3= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > Hello Andrew,<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > I'm glad you find that idea useful. I have not implemented that li= brary<br> > yet. I'm working on a semantic desktop project, and I am planning = to<br> > create such a tool that would integrate with the semantic storage.<br> ><br> > However, the algorithms and in-memory data structures have much less t= o<br> > do with the semantic storage, and I would write that library in parall= el<br> > to my other project(s) if I had time. You are very welcome to go ahead= <br> > and implement it, allowing me to integrate it later with a layer of<br= > > semantic desktop. Imagine a direct link between Planner tasks and<br> > Evolution memos/tasks/calendar etc.<br> ><br> > I don't know much about project management theory, but I'm not= sure how<br> > much you do, so allow me to suggest that you use two sources when<br> > writing algorithms:<br> ><br> > 1. Known software like TaskJuggler and OpenERP<br> > 2. Articles about algorithms, e.g. some academic articles have very<br= > > interesting suggestions like algorithms that don't always give the= <br> > absolute best result, but are much faster than the ones which do alway= s<br> > find the one best solution<br> ><br> > Using 1 is enough, but having some theory in the design docs and<br> > knowledge for the long term using 2 would be nice. So if you have time= <br> > for the bit of extra research, you can go to some university to get fr= ee<br> > access to academic resources like IEEEXplore. If not, give me names of= <br> > articles and I can get them for you for free. Unless you can afford th= em<br> > and prefer to.<br> ><br> > I don't remember what exactly I was planning, but feel free to ask= about<br> > anything. Also the maintainer of Planner is available here and on IRC,= <br> > don't worry about the lack of development. And I'm on IRC too = as user<br> > 'akrasner' (or 'fr33domlover' sometimes).<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Please report progres :-)<br> ><br> > P.S. Take into account licenses: For example if you want it to be GPL<= br> > (I'd use GPLv3+ personally) you may be unable to copy code of<br> > incompatible license, e.g. maybe OpenERP is like that. In that case yo= u<br> > can just take the algorithm itself, not the code. After all the<br> > algorithm is what's important.<br> ><br> > On =D7=95', 2014-01-10 at 20:54 -0500, Andrew Willson wrote:<br> > > I've been using Planner on and off for various projects and h= ave found<br> > > it useful. =C2=A0However, development seems to be uneven and very= slow right<br> > > now. =C2=A0In looking for some news on any developments, I checke= d out this<br> > > mailing list and found Anatoly's post as the last one... and = it's a<br> > > great idea! =C2=A0So, I'd like to know if Anatoly got anywher= e with the idea<br> > > of creating a general purpose project management function library= for<br> > > C/C++. =C2=A0If not, perhaps I can make an attempt over the next = few months</p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Just to point openerp is agpl v3 wich is totally compatible = with your points if you are not planning close the source to your users.</p= > <p dir=3D"ltr">Regards.<br> > > or so...<br> > ><br> > > --A<br> > ><br> > > _______________________________________________<br> > > planner-dev-list mailing list<br> > > <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">planner-dev-list@gn= ome.org</a><br> > > <a href=3D"https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-li= st">https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-list</a><br> ><br> ><br> > _______________________________________________<br> > planner-dev-list mailing list<br> > <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= rg</a><br> > <a href=3D"https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-list">h= ttps://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-list</a><br> </p> --047d7b3a9cb051517304efb265f8-- --===============9162074062653606695== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ planner-dev-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/planner-dev-list --===============9162074062653606695==--