[alicebot-archcomm] AIML architecture vs. application architecture

[Eugene Lebedev]

I see your point. I'm not sure that my brief answer below will be clear
enough.

I'm sure that everybody know, but just in case: Use Cases is not about
implementation and dosn't provide any description or technical details. Use
Cases
descride the system with business point of view (at lease high-level use
cases).
It's important to remember that Actors are not necessarily different people.
That is, Bot Administrator and Knowledge Base Content Manager could
be easily the same person in case of personal version of Alice.

"Enterprise User Looking To Connect ALICE with a database for my employees".
I would not consider it as high level use case. I think it's not really Use
Case,
but mixture of technical requirements. It should probably be the next step
after Use Cases
will be prepared (but not necessarily after). But sentences like this (I
mean Jon's sentences)
could be really great start for the discussion!

Everybody:     How do you think ALICE can/should/is used?
                      Do you see any contratictions or missed issues in
actors-goals table?
                      Do you like this format?

Eugene

P.S. Not for this thread, but if we have clear and formalized vision
what should be done and what for, then it will be much more easy to attract
new active members to the foundation.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Baer" <jonbaer@digitalanywhere.com>
To: <alicebot-archcomm@list.alicebot.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: [alicebot-archcomm] AIML architecture vs. application
architecture


> Eugene Lebedev wrote:
>
> > How about an idea to create section on the
> > web site "AIML Platform Use Cases"?
>
> This sounds like a perfect idea, because after evaluating and
re-evaluating any
> things that come up I realize that almost EVERYONE's use of ALICE and AIML
is
> either related or completely on the other side of the spectrum.  But @
some
> point they can all be labeled.  For example:
>
> Personal User Looking To Play Around With ALICE and AIM.
> What do I need?  How do I set it up?
>
> Enterprise User Looking To Connect ALICE with a database for my employees.
> What do I need?  How do I set it up?
>
> Etc, etc, etc.  In each of many cases the architecture *might* be
different.  In
> fact even maybe the test cases would be different.  This is probably why I
never
> comment on the drawings or charts because in some cases there is always a
"Well
> what if I ..." situation, and it's impossible to please everyone into one
single
> package.  I think maybe we should come up with 5 or so of the most common
> situations and see if you can create 1 chart/diagram.
>
> - Jon
>
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