RE: [TFUI] [ANN] Merb Mind Maps - a tutorial on RSpec, GraphViz & a little Merb

"Donaldson, John (GEO)" <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:00:40 +0000
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Alan,

> The thing is, tags and articles represent an undirected cyclic graph, not=
 a tree.
> A mind map is supposed to be a tree.=20=20=20

I think the original Buzan meaning wasn=B4t so limited as this. Basically, =
it=B4s a 2-D representation of something in your mind. So, it can be a what=
ever you can draw...

John D.


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            <p>Alan,<br>
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&gt; The thing is, tags and articles represent an undirected cyclic graph, =
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&gt; A mind map is supposed to be a tree.   <br>
<br>
I think the original Buzan meaning wasn=B4t so limited as this. Basically, =
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