Re: [Openpvr-devel] are use cases used in open source design?

[Brian J. M. <77e...@in...>]

On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 11:15:55AM -0500, Steve Headley wrote:
> I am new at this open source design thing. I was wondering if use cases a=
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> something that might be considered for use in design of the PVR system.

The only use case right now is what I do in my living room.  :-)  This
is the best use case of all however as it makes sure that what is
needed is implemented.

Think of this as the ultimate of needs anaylsis, solution design,
implementation and actual use, because it's all being done by the same
party.  Who better knows what the users want than the users, and who
better to develop what the user needs than the user?

Of course, the needs will expand beyond my own, at which point some
users will voice their wants and needs and they can then be evaluated.
This process is more reactionary than proactive.

We are not going to try to guess what the users need, nor will we be
doing surveys of the userbase or anything like that.  We will wait for
them to tell us.  Of course this is much different than the "formal"
process in which a company gets paid to do proactive anylsis and/or
implemenation, but we are not a company and not getting paid.  We meet
our own requirements first.

> There seems to be a lot of information categorized in different places.

Can you give an example of what kind information you mean?

> If
> we were design with use cases or something else that would diagram all the
> pieces working together and I would be better able to understand the syst=
em
> as a whole.

I think what you will find is that the system will grow from the core
out.  The core might need to be redesigned after some time to meet
expanding needs but that's the nature of free software development, it
scratches the itch of the day.

b.

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Brian J. Murrell