Hello everyone:
There is a wonderful _expression_ that goes “…nothing
else focuses a man’s attention like a noose” and right now after
disappearing for three weeks there is a very tight noose around my neck…sigh.
There are currently 35 bugs associated with the General and Overarching issues.
In my view most of these bugs fall into one of five categories:
1) Minor issues
(e.g. 146494 – index/contents.htm) which could be fixed with fairly
little effort.
2) Issues which
have been resolved but not yet verified and therefore I cannot close them yet.
3) Supporting
document and presentation issues which require significant work still (examples
are 150786 )
4) Won’t
fix, the bug is not important enough to divert the resources for.
5) Not a
general or overarching the bug will not be fixed as a general or overarching
issue (a lot of documentation bugs have ended up here).
Of course there are a couple that I have no idea what they
are about….
I believe a few of these issues have been resolved but the
bug has not been accepted, nor has it been verified. For example, I assume that
133269 (“Add stake holder role to BUP) are done, but have not been moved
to resolved yet.
Some of these bugs will not be resolved by September 30th.
For example, 146443 (No examples). Some bugs like 146489 (Index seems light)
could be worked on in our spare time. For the related 146487 (glossary is
light) someone could accept this and act as a clearing house for updates. Perhaps
our buoyant colleague Mark could take this on now that architecture is done J
The challenging work that remains part of the General and
Overarching issues are those bugs associated with creating and reviewing
content for the core principles. During the DC face to face Jim, Ana and myself
began a review of the core concepts. Fortunately this review suggested that
much of what is already written can be simplified. In my personal opinion,
there are three “must have” white papers or guidance ready with the
October release of OpenUP
1) An OpenUP
overview – Bug 150768 (this could also cover bug 150767 getting started)
2) A user guide
to understanding the core principles – Bug 147135 (which I have taken on
sigh…)
3) The look and
feel of the intro page and the overall presentation of OpenUP – Per’s
infamous bug 152354)
Here is my categorization of the General and Overarching
Issues Bugs….
Won’t fix can be resolved now….
146443
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2006-06-20
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enh
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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unspe
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---
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General - All disciplines: No examples
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Trivial issues which can be quickly resolved….(some of
these may already have already been resolved but the bug not updated…)
146499
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2006-06-20
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enh
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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unspe
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---
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General - Create OpenUP graphics
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146487
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2006-06-14
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Glossary - seems a little
light
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146489
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2006-06-12
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Index seems light
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146491
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2006-06-14
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enh
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Graphic banner - replace
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146493
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2006-06-14
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - About dialog box -
inconsistent text
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146494
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2006-07-20
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - index/contents.htm - title tag
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145671
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2006-07-13
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enh
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P3
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PC
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ASSI
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EPF
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Document
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unspe
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---
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General - Indicate UML Prefered
Diagramming Language in P...
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Requires review to resolve or verify…
146469
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2006-06-20
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maj
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - all content - check spelling
and grammar
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150766
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2006-07-17
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maj
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P1
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Review Any Role usage.
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150769
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Wed 10:13
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nor
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P3
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All
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Review and update references
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150770
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2006-07-17
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maj
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P2
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Review phase iteration
templates
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133269
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2006-06-14
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maj
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P1
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All
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ASSI
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Add Stakeholder role to BUP
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140019
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2006-07-14
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nor
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P2
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PC
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REOP
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Navigation Map
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138781
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2006-06-14
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maj
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P2
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All
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Collaborative Practices for
OpenUP must be spec...
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138784
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Mon 14:33
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maj
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P2
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All
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Need content for Focus
principle
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138786
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2006-06-28
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maj
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P2
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Need content for Evolve
principle
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138787
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2006-06-21
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maj
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P2
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All
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Need content for Balance
principle
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140714
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2006-06-19
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maj
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P2
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Write text for Delivery
Process and Capability ...
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146442
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2006-06-29
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maj
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P2
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - All disciplines:
No discipline text
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146497
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2006-06-19
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nor
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P2
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Concept: Core Principles -
broken links
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147082
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2006-06-14
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maj
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P2
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All
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Remove name-referencing text
from Brief Descrip...
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150707
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2006-07-14
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maj
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P3
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M4
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General - Usability of OpenUP/Basic
tree-browser
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146449
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2006-08-08
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nor
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P3
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Guidance: Copyright
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151282
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2006-07-20
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maj
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P3
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PC
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RESO
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Hyperlink problems on Intro
page
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Requires content creation for October
146452
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2006-07-14
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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2.0
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---
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General - add new Guidance: What's New
in OpenUP
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146450
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2006-06-12
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Guidance: What's New in Base
Concepts - update ...
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150767
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2006-07-17
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maj
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P2
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Create Getting Started
Supporting Material
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150768
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2006-07-31
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maj
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P2
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All
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Create Overview
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147135
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2006-06-20
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nor
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P3
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PC
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ASSI
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EPF
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Content
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unspe
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---
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General - OpenUP White papers explaining
core concepts ar...
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152354
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12:17:11
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maj
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P3
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All
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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---
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Re-architecting and Re-positioning
OpenUP
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Probably not a General or Overarching issues bug
146458
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2006-06-12
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nor
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P3
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Document
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1.0
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---
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General - Style guidelines - update
content
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145669
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2006-06-14
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enh
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P3
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PC
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ASSI
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EPF
|
Document
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unspe
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---
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General - Improve Guidelines for
Referencing Tasks
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145670
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2006-06-14
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enh
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P3
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PC
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ASSI
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EPF
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Document
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unspe
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---
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General - Improve Guidelines for Writing
Guidances in Plu...
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I have no idea what these are about…
154144
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Wed 15:15
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maj
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P2
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PC
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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---
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General - Many steps still selected in
Delivery Process t...
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150771
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2006-07-17
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nor
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P3
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All
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NEW
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EPF
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Content
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1.0
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1.0 M5
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General - Policy for Work Product Kind
must be established
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For a successful telecon on Friday what I really would like
to do is simply keep the call topic restricted to bug fixing, who will take
what. So at the beginning of the call I will ask for volunteers to accept
defects from the “Trivial Issues” and “Requires Review”
categories. It would be lovely if all of these could be resolved, verified and
closed within the next two weeks.
If time remains, for the second part of the call I would
like to get commitment on proceeding with creating introductory and user guide
content for October (Intro/getting started, user guide to core principles, and Per’s
re-architecting bug). I regard these issues as critical because they influence
how OpenUP shall be perceived and positioned.
Looking forward to a productive call tomorrow and to soon be
able to say general and overarching issues are complete.
Best regards,
Steve