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- 6 Server side (10) Lightweight. Connectivity not required.
  - • THis is the first line
  - 6 Many people write and think while not connected to the net. Seems like disconnected editing is important, so it should be installable on a laptop.
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  - • Minimal configuration required Ideally, just unzip and copy some files, tweak a configuration parameter or two.
- • Png files
- 6 Gif files (1)
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- 4 Storage strategy (8) File or database?
  - 6 File (2)
    - • [+] Simple and familiar
    - • [-] Rather limited regarding application functionality
  - 6 Database (4)
    - 6 [-] More difficult to design, build, install, and use (2)
      - • Harder to manage data Requires insertion/extraction processes, which can be cumbersome and obscure.
      - • Installation and portability Platform limitations. More restrictive system requirements. Administration complexities.
    - • [+] More powerful functionality is possible Allows for the development of more sophisticated features: User tracking, archiving, auditing, item reuse, access control.
- 4 Outline data structures (6) What does an outline item consist of? What ways can items be related to one another, beside parent-child? How do you represent transclusion relationships?
  - 6 Editable fields in Dynamic List (4)
    - • Title
    - • URL
    - • Description
    - • Subnodes collapsed Dave's expansion state, but stored properly--as an item attribute.
  - • User-defined fields? Separate the outline node data structures from the outline item data structures. This would allow for multiple types of items. Some examples: contacts, web log entries, scheduled events, locations.
- 4 Collaboration (2) One outline with multiple contributors.
  - • People who trust one another sharing outlines For example, a list of project resources should be editable by any of the project's team members.
  - • Input from random anonymous users Perhaps my list of pointers to web resources is out of date. Should I allow you to update it for me, a la wikis?
- 4 Transclusion (1) On-page transclusion of outlines between domains.
  - • Another form of collaboration This form of collaboration has well-defined boundaries.