From: jeffreyj@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Jeffrey John Martin) Subject: Re: dosemu and windows Date: 2 Jun 1993 15:43:40 -0500
> In order to make the goal seem
>achievable, you have to divide the project up into very small easily attainable
>goals....
> It might be helpful to consider the a time a 2 years ago when
>Linus first started thinking in terms of protected mode programming for a 386.
>If someone had said that the goal should be a POSIX compliant full featured
>kernel that can run every sort of unix program, I think the idea would have
>been scoffed at. Look where we are now. I have seen other projects on the net
>stalled because people focus on the goal at the end and are intimidated by the
>size of it.
>-Eric
Long term goals set in concrete can stifle creativity. I read that NASA
uses a system of "programs" and "projects". The projects are small sharply
defined goal oriented steps that make up the more ambiguous program.
-Jeff jeffreyj@matt.ksu.edu Jeffrey J. Martin