PEG ideas_dirs--tjl: PEG-like directories for ideas

Author: Tuomas J. Lukka
Last-Modified:2003-09-10
Revision: 1.5
Status: Accepted

PEGs are a good format for discussing relatively finished ideas, ready for implementation. Recent discussions with humppake and mudyc have convinced me that we need also a freer forum which can be used to package and label more fragmentary and unfinished ideas, to make them easier to discuss.

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In addition to pegboard, all subprojects will have a sibling dartboard subdirectory. The ideas subdirectory will contain subdirectories with names in a similar format to PEGs, e.g.

type_and_connect--humppake
elliptical_fillets--mudyc

The subdirectory should contain a main "idea.rst" file.

This is where the similarity with PEGs ends - there are no formatting rules, no processes for accepting or rejecting ideas. The point is just to sketch out something and give it a label by which it can be referred to.

If the author desires, he/she can follow the PEG conventions or ignore them.

Most importantly, posting to the mailing list as soon as the idea is in a state where others can understand it is encouraged (but not mandated).

Hand-drawn scanned sketches and images are also encouraged.

If real review of an idea, for accepting or rejecting, is desired, a PEG referring to the idea can be made.