Well, the graphical editor is really a facade needed to do further work. I’m not aware of any that have the features I need to proceed, so the first task is to adapt or build an editor that does what I need. Then proceed from there. I’m after something that gets into graphical software design. That is, GUI-based software design. Nothing like I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a bunch of stuff. I have some ideas that I’d like to see fleshed-out that could result in some interesting snapshot projects along the way. Maybe it’s something a couple of college students who need a summer project could help with? (I hesitate to say “interns”, but … whatever works. Except I can’t pay them anything.) -David Schwartz > On May 17, 2016, at 8:55 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote: > > On 05/17/2016 06:38 PM, David Schwartz wrote: >> Hey, guys, I have a very general question >> >> There’s an idea I’ve had for quite a while, and was chatting with >> someone recently who suggested I set up an open-source kind of project >> for it. >> >> The problem is, I don’t really want to do the programming on it. I want >> to be the architect and direct some other developers. >> >> So what’s the best way to find a couple of people who’d like to work on >> an app part-time? >> >> Honetsly, I don’t care what it’s implemented in initially; a browser app >> is fine, but it needs to read and write to a file system (local and/or >> cloud-based). >> >> Right now I’m just looking to build a proof-of-concept model and extend >> it one step at a time. >> >> The main architecture is an interactive graphical editor roughly similar >> to Visio, but then it goes off into some interesting directoins. >> >> Any ideas? > > I've actually toyed with an idea like this for a while. I have an idea > for a project, but my problem is that I am not qualified to code it. I'm > just not a very good programmer at all, much more a sysadmin type. > > The only way I can really think to get something like this going is to > maybe pay for the first version of development, like a cheap offshore > developer in Russia or India, then make it open source. If it's a good > idea, if there's enough interest in it, if there's enough value in it, > you'll attract contributors. It's a heck of a lot easier for folks to > look at what you've got and tell you how to make it better than to start > with a clean sheet of paper. See > https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=3cK2FVJjyu2N-2Bxco034fZmcqd4CBKIc9As-2Fy6egIUulbtScFFSgeuhpZHhkRl-2BcoQOcsiuzT9-2F8pb1wNffyx3O2Z-2BXHTET55dE5DF4SMmPM-3D_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeay-2BdA4WDe-2FUMiY9iqFROSTw9TV76-2BpgEY84gLxxA78rBFASnpE1oRD0zLkcHM87WsgPBSUpJUtAVPI-2FXpzjmJaOjE0WvjP6gtg3FYKhCULS2Vr9gmVjsRhDWc-2FGIBuks9PB-2FtzfLUfeypp1TiJP5287ppfZFoLt6fk-2Bd4FK5CPQ-3D > > Just a thought. > > Thomas > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=5DvWGaZUY8Sh5aRLWfQTKYiRLVzunonVk948p8WIzMe-2FXlJ9Cta8w8U9xoku9LrUSHNMJbSd3ZEwH-2BqnW2UHlA-3D-3D_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeay-2BdA4WDe-2FUMiY9iqFROSeHPGQHJss5lJ-2FuKzpYuMxcm-2FE3-2Ff9rz-2FAkW5nHcYVPjrY2rWdcpncrOkaEQs4zdlfxRPyXsnJk3s2VlXG8wzM53phgC3rNDSv5ijM7PHrQ6b-2F0F9Y3vR6EjyZvpMqI-2ByEMlSSXZS-2FL4aZ4CQtR1i8E-3D