>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:55:24 -0800
>To: "Dag Spicer" <spicer@computerhistory.org>
>From: Philip Gust <gust@NouveauSystems.com>
>Subject: RE: [SCC_Active_Members] Notes from last month's NLS status report
>
>Thanks, Dag. Are you around sometime this afternoon? Maybe we can
>get together in person or by phone to come up with something. We
>just got some great news today: Scott Griffin, Boeing's CIO just had
>their VP for Intellectual Property send John Toole a release letter
>like the one we had from BT. Once Vint Cerf works his magic at
>Verizon and we get something from Kurt Carlson at SRI, we'll have
>the legal piece in place to recommend releasing NLS/Augment through
>CHM to the legal committee.
>
>We don't want to jeopardize the keysets in the collection, and
>believe what we're proposing is safe and sane. If this doesn't work
>out, we'll try to find another source for a Xerox keyset if we can
>(e.g. from Bill English or by putting out a call for help). We think
>that it's really important to investigate the relationship between
>the SRI keysets we have and the ones built by Bill English after he
>left SRI and went to Xerox. We want to understand how they evolved
>after leaving SRI.
>
>Let me know what works for you today.
>
>At 10:16 AM 3/17/2006, you wrote:
>>Wow--impressive effort Phillip!
>>
>>Let's you and me connect wrt to the chordsets.
>>
>>I need a research plan before you can go into the collection and probe
>>anything.
>>
>>Best wishes,
>>
>>Dag.
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: scc_active-bounces@computerhistory.org
>>[mailto:scc_active-bounces@computerhistory.org] On Behalf Of Philip Gust
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:50 PM
>>To: SCC_active@computerhistory.org
>>Subject: [SCC_Active_Members] Notes from last month's NLS status report
>>
>>I apologize for neglecting to send these out after last month's meeting.
>>
>>NLS/Augment Talking Points
>>SCC Meeting 2/15/2006
>>
>>
>>Technical
>>
>>- Cooperating with NFS funded HyperScope project run by Eugene Kim of
>>Blue Oxen
>>
>>- Jonathan and Phil to get second NLS system installed on Phil's machine
>> - Phil will investigate interfacing existing keysets to
>>JAugTerm under Windows and MacOS
>> - Once done, will try to move Doug over to JAugTerm, and
>>tune until he's satisfied
>> - Long-term would prefer making entire window system keyset
>>enabled, rather than just JAugTerm
>>
>>- Jonathan Cheyer is continuing to study NLS internals and
>>datastructures
>> - Investigating feasibility of creating an XML based data
>>model to match current structures
>> - Would like to export NLS content using data model for
>>study and reuse
>>
>>- Artifacts
>> - Jonathan now has all Doug's keysets and is working with a
>>Sun engineer to identify working and document their interfaces
>> - Ken Harenstein will donate his schematics for the Line
>>Processor
>> - Dave Hopper (the author of the DOS AugTerm program has
>>Line Processor #1 and will donate
>> - Jeff Rulifson has given Jonathan a CD with source code and
>>materials from early SDS 940 (c. 1968) version NLS
>> - Need to get paper/PDF forms to give people with artifacts
>>to donate (web form isn't good enough)
>>
>>- Phil is investigating options for more keysets
>> - Talking with John Sechrest at AO in Portland about
>>building small lot -- John will provide quote in the next week
>> - Looking at commercially available USB chordic keyboards.
>>None are exact match, but several are promising:
>> Bellaire wireless:
>>http://www.bellaire.demon.co.uk/newcykey.htm
>> Infogrip BAT:
>>http://www.infogrip.com/product_view.asp?RecordNumber=12
>> - Jeff Rulifson recommends considering commercially
>>available ones; may eliminate need to use mouse buttons to make up
>>for only 5 keys
>> - Have found several chordic keyboard "standards" out there;
>>will investigate whether any of these would be acceptable
>>
>>- Jonathan needs to get additional modules that Raylene Pak did not
>>include with Augment release she gave us
>> - e.g. Spreadsheet
>> - Add them in before public release
>>
>>
>>Legal
>>
>>- Boeing
>> - Continuing saga with Boeing.
>> - Working with Sally Abel to find wording that Kathy
>>Gallagher's boss at Boeing will sign off on.
>> - Issue is that they have no records; all hearsay, are being
>>cautious
>> - Kathy had originally said Boeing would commit to following:
>>
>>"Boeing has no existing or continuing ownership rights or interests
>>in the Augment software, including (but not limited to) any copyright
>>and/or trademark rights in the work, and will not take any action
>>against the CHM in connection with any rights associated with or
>>interests in Augment:
>>
>> - If she balks at that, will at least will try for the
>>following:
>>
>>"McDonnell Douglas transferred registered US trademarks 1487229 and
>>73256814 for AUGMENT to British Telecommunications PLC on 11/20/1989,
>>prior to Boeing's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas. Boeing has no
>>records on the software itself. Consequently, Boeing cannot make any
>>claim about its ownership of copyrights or other intellectual
>>property in the software, or take any position regarding the use of
>>Augment by the Computer History Museum."
>>
>>- BT
>> - Potential win at BT!
>> - Simon Garrett of BT has agreed to provide a letter.
>> - Phil has given John Toole draft request letter with
>>wording to send to Peter Ratcliffe at BT, who will writer on behalf of
>>BT
>> - Other potential lead at BT, Kevin Purell went cold
>>
>>- MCI/Verizon
>> - Jonathan's network has led to contact with Janis Manning,
>>Verizon's Assistant General Counsel, Trademarks & Copyrights, and
>>Anita Odonovich, an attorney who works in her group. Will follow up
>>later this week
>> - Ken Harrenstein has relayed our request to Vint Cerf for
>>assistance;
>> - Vint has agreed to help (like Lew Platt at Boeing).
>> - Need to pass Jannis's and Anita's name on to Vint once we
>>get a game plan.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Philip Gust
>>(650) 961-7992 (daytime)
>>(650) 367-7763 (evening)
>>gust@acm.org
>>
>>
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>Philip Gust
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