>>>>> "Russell" == Russell Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Russell> however you must realize that a tool meant to maintain Russell> personal lists of items may eventually grow to encompass Russell> larger projects. :-) I do realise this. But the question that needs to be answered is whether this is necessarily the best path ? Russell> I think the reason this discussion took off is that if an Russell> existing project management tool worked the way we wanted Russell> it to, this would be a moot discussion. As it is, it Russell> appears that none of the traditional PM style tools Russell> integrate with Org use or provide similar functionality. I Russell> know I've been frustrated trying to export Org data to MS Russell> Project and keep them in sync. It could be that you are trying to use the wrong tool ? Task Juggler http://www.taskjuggler.org/ is cross platform and will do all the PM you need out of the box. As the system is based on a text mode, I am willing to bet that you could write some perl or other code to move your org file into it. Possibly the other way as well. Don't get me wrong - I have used PM tools myself for very big projects (in fact I used to maintain the PM FAQ document on Usenet many years ago http://www.non.com/news.answers/proj-plan-faq.html), but I just question if org-mode is the right path to follow for this. Let me explain my concern. If Carsten decides to move along the PM route (and it is entirely his call), then I suspect that the amount of code required to implement all the necessary functionality will be huge. It would probably dwarf the present org-mode code base. At that stage, the ability of Carsten to respond so quickly to requests for features and bug fixes will, I think, be compromised. Also, it is bound to have an effect on the speed of org mode. My main concern is that the focus of org-mode will have shifted away from where I want it to be, which I admit is a personal concern and perhaps a little selfish :-) Anyway, just my thoughts. Have a good evening all. Pete _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode