Re: DB structure: Dialog of Texts (DoT)

[Anatoly Volynets <av@total-knowledge.com>]

I need to look it over.

Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh wrote:
> Alexey Parshin wrote:
>   
> > Any object that is potentially changeble should have an ACL entry.
> >     
> Correct. It's just I think DoT is single object, including texts it
> contains, and Texts
> that are part of it are not separately shareable. However, I'm not 100%
> sure about it.
> Apparently we talked about what DoT really is, but never wrote it down.
>   
> > Someone may want to edit a text.. Adding, deleting texts with DoT may
> > be assumed as 'edit' permission on DoT.
> >
> > Cross-reference would be added. I just need to understand, is it like
> > 'Also take a look at the following texts: {list of texts here}' ..
> >     
> OK. I updated
> http://www.total-knowledge.com/wiki/index.php/UU#Dialogue_of_Texts
> with bit more info. Now, we need to review it and figure out if it's
> really something we
> want to do, and that we want it in UUv1time frame.
>
>   
> > 2006/10/18, Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh <ilya@total-knowledge.com
> > <mailto:ilya@total-knowledge.com>>:
> >
> >     What I mean is that single text within DoT may not actually be
> >     separable.
> >     I.E. one cannot reference separate text, and thus there is no need
> >     to have
> >     separate ACL. Access to whole dialog object applies to separate
> >     pieces
> >     of it as well.
> >
> >     Also, important part of DoT functionality is cross-referencing between
> >     texts.
> >     How is this reflected in our database schema? (Take a look at
> >     Model-layer
> >     to see sketch of what is intended).
> >
> >     Alexey Parshin wrote:
> >     > IMHO, dialog of text logically should be connected to a topic. We do
> >     > need an ACL for the texts, controlling editing, deleting, and MB
> >     even
> >     > referencing (for the commercial server).
> >     >
> >     > 2006/10/18, Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh < ilya@total-knowledge.com
> >     <mailto:ilya@total-knowledge.com>
> >     > <mailto:ilya@total-knowledge.com
> >     <mailto:ilya@total-knowledge.com>>>:
> >     >
> >     >     - Is dialog_of_texts really course-level thing?
> >     >     Actually this is more of a question to Anatoly. Spec says
> >     >     it's course-level object, but I suspect what is meant is that
> >     >     DoT is at the same level as course ( i.e. completely
> >     independent)
> >     >     I guess it could be referenced from courses/topics/etc. in same
> >     >     way as any other media object.... I think this needs more
> >     detailing
> >     >     in specification.
> >     >
> >     >     - I'm not sure we really need separate ACL for texts_in_dialog
> >     >     Again - needs clarification in spec - i.e. can texts be included
> >     >     in different dialogs without being modified. Is
> >     cross-referencing
> >     >     between texts in a dialog actually separate from texts
> >     themselves
> >     >     (logically it can be, but does our data structure reflect
> >     that at
> >     >     all?)
> >     >
> >     >     --
> >     >     Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh
> >     >     Total Knowledge. CTO
> >     >     http://www.total-knowledge.com
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > Alexey Parshin,
> >     > http://www.sptk.net
> >
> >     --
> >     Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh
> >     Total Knowledge. CTO
> >     http://www.total-knowledge.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alexey Parshin,
> > http://www.sptk.net 
> >     
>
>   

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