From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: pete phillips Subject: Re: depending TODOs, scheduling following TODOs automatically Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:53:42 +0100 Message-ID: <18295.1192118022@lap1.smtl.co.uk> References: <6dbd4d000710080626i52f0f0t9354addc33c0efee@mail.gmail.com> <20071008134353.GA10774@odin.demosthenes.org> <877ilxmimn.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <20071008202652.GA18426@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> <87k5pxnicj.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <8a4d082edbc607440d4f12604b2f6332@science.uva.nl> Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig0MA-00017f-Ui for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:53:51 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig0M9-00016v-A2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:53:50 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig0M9-00016o-4w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:53:49 -0400 Received: from fw.smtl.co.uk ([193.131.77.174] helo=mailhost.smtl.co.uk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ig0M8-0004Ai-Gi for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:53:48 -0400 In-reply-to: <8a4d082edbc607440d4f12604b2f6332@science.uva.nl> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >>>>> "Carsten" == Carsten Dominik writes: Carsten> First, let me say that I was surprised that quite a few Carsten> people are so keen to see this kind of features. I myself Carsten> would worry a lot about spending more time to set up and Carsten> maintain these connections, than I would be saving by using Carsten> them. And I am not sure if Org-mode really scales up Carsten> nicely when it comes to really large projects, large number Carsten> of people interacting, keeping complex GANTT charts up to Carsten> date etc. Me, I have sometimes made these charts during an Carsten> initial project setup, to get a feeling what amount of time Carsten> and resources would be needed, but I have never kept these Carsten> complex structures alive and up to date. I have to say that I'm a bit worried if org-mode goes in this direction. Just because Carsten may be able to beat it into shape to do this (albeit in very elegant lisp), it doesn't mean he should. org-mode developed as a means of maintaining lists, and it excels at this. Just because the GTD methodology uses the term Project doesn't mean that we should turn org-mode into a fully fledged project planning application. If you need project planning capability, then you probably need all the bells and whistles that go with it - GANT and PERT charts, critical path calculations, multi-user capabilities etc. My concern is that *very* few people need that type of functionality, and if you do, there are now some very good applications now under GNU/Linux to choose from. org-mode is a superb PIM and list manager (in my view, probably about the best there is). Just because we have one incredible hammer, let's not start seeing everything else as a nail! Just a personal viewpoint of course. :-) Pete