Things to be done
There are many of these ...if you have a moment, take your pick! Some
of these would make good projects, or would be a way your organization
could contribute to the building of the web.
There are also special lists of little things to do for each existing
project such as the line mode browser , the NeXT browser , the common
library , and the server .
Client side
- More clients
- Clients exist for many platforms, but not all. Editors
only exist on the NeXT, but will be really useful for sourcing info
and group work. (Group editor?)
- Search engines
- Now the web of data and indexes exists, some really
smart intelligent algorithms ("knowbots?") could run on it. Recursive
index and link tracing, Just think...
- Text from hypertext
- We need a quick way to print a book from the web.
(A simple method using TeX exists)
Server side
- Server upgrade
- Easier to install, port. Export directories as hypertext.
Run shell scripts embedded in the directory for virtual documents
and searches.
- More Servers
- See the list of things we have thought of or been pointed
to.
- WAIS integration
- WAIS protocol extensions to allow hypertext; HTML
data type, docids to be conforming UDIs. Integrate WAIS in client
too.
- Integrate client and server
- A client which generates HTML becomes
a general purpose gateway. Especially useful for sites where general
access to news, external internet, etc, is limited.
Other software
- Gateways
- JANET and DECnet for example. Real need.
- HTTP enhancements
- Format conversion, authorization, better logging
information for statistics.
- Mail manager
- A hypertext view of a mail archive with lists of messages
by author, topic, with links between messages. A friendly face on
a mail archive would be a great project management tool.
- HTTP enhancements
- Format conversion, authorization, better logging
information for statistics.
- Form processing
- If you can edit hypertext, you edit a hypertext form
and return it. To be able to submit a form back to the server would
allow special search patterns, administrative processing, electronic
voting, ...
- Graphic overview
- Display the web from any document in a graphical
form.
Documentation
- Tutorials
- Hypertext leading a new or prospective user through W3.
- Canned demos
- A hypertext path through some good represenattive places
to visit. Maybe a script to make a timed presentation (with sound?).
- Videos
- Would save us giving so many talks!
- Policy documents
- Statements on NIR: collect from institutes, provide
background for organizations making NIR policy decisions.
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Tim BL