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33    
34  - background and significance of the research  - background and significance of the research
35    
36      make computers easier to use
37      new hypertext system - xanalogical model
38      better/different GUIs for viewing data
39      
40  - previous activity pertaining to the scope of the topic of the  - previous activity pertaining to the scope of the topic of the
41    research (list of the research team's five most important    research (list of the research team's five most important
42    publications in terms of the topic)    publications in terms of the topic)
43  - postgraduate studies performed in the research team  - postgraduate studies performed in the research team
44    
45      -
46    
47  3. Objectives and methods  3. Objectives and methods
48  -------------------------  -------------------------
49    
50  - objectives of the research  - objectives of the research
51    
52      We are building something fairly complex.
53      Build a hyperstructured desktop enviroment.
54      Tools for knowledge workers.
55      
56      Our main areas (all strongly interrelated)
57            User interfaces
58                    Research on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural
59                    approach to information opens to user interfaces. Many more
60                    things can be done
61            Structure
62                    Implementing Ted Nelson's ideas  (Xanalogical hypertext storage model)
63                    Resource Description Framework
64            Storage
65                    Ability to search for Xu links outside local context
66                    P2P
67    
68  - hypotheses and research methods  - hypotheses and research methods
69    
70      The Fenfire project consists of two parts: research and
71      software engineering.
72      
73      Reproducibility - the philosophy underlying everything we do.
74    
75  - schedule and intermediate objectives for the research  - schedule and intermediate objectives for the research
76      
77       Fenfire-prototype 0.8
78    
79  - objectives in researcher training  - objectives in researcher training
80  - ethical questions or data protection problems of the research  - ethical questions or data protection problems of the research
81        
82    All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS    All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS
83      
84      Free software.
85        - mostly LGPL, most valuable innovations GPL.
86        - if we ever acquire patents, we shall make a worldwide
87          irrevocable license grant for use in GPL software
88            - we are funded by companies who will either own
89              or license these patents; we have an understanding
90              that they will grant the GPL rights: this does not
91              undermine their business interests.
92    
93    
94  4. Performers of the research and resources  4. Performers of the research and resources
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134    
135  - research results to be expected and their significance  - research results to be expected and their significance
136    
137      The Fenfire system (distributed hypermedia system)  
138      
139  - applicability of the research results and their potential exploitation  - applicability of the research results and their potential exploitation
140    
141  - The proposed outline for the research plan is to be followed in  - The proposed outline for the research plan is to be followed in

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