Re: UMO users and Versions[was: Voting]

[sergey@total-knowledge.com]

Changes made to the table based on recent modifications to requirements.
In user account Student can see all versions that were created before the
one that he signed-up.

> Table below shows what version of UMO different "User types" see _by_
> _default_ in Repository and in their accounts. Also ability to
> view(modify) other versions demonstrated.
>
> V - all versions available to view
> M - all versions available to modify
> P - only current and previous versions available to view
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  UMO User Type |        Repository           |     User's Account     |
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>                | User's UMO*|  Any other UMO |                        |
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  Student       |   latest   |     latest     |   the one he signed-up |
>                      V               V                   P
>
>  Modifier
>  (Author or    |   latest   |     latest     |    his latest          |
>  Translator)         V              V                   V,M
>
>
>  Referrer      |   latest   |     latest     |    his latest          |
>                      V              V                   V,M
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> * For Student "User's UMO" means the one he is studying. For Referrer
> "User's UMO" means the one he is referred to.
>
>
>
>> We are clearly missing one important distinction in this discussion:
>>
>> there are different types of "UMO users":
>> 1. Those who study it
>> 2. Those who modify it
>> 3. Those who reference it in their own UMOs
>>
>> 1. Student
>> - Student only sees one version of UMO.
>> - Once student starts studying that version, he is locked into it
>>   (i.e. even if new version of UMO is created, student is still studying
>> it)
>>
>> 2. Modifiers (Authors, Translators)
>> - Obviously, authors and translators have full access to all versions of
>> UMO
>>
>> 3. Referrers (authors of another UMO)
>> - They can browse all UMO versions
>> - They decide which exact version to link their UMO to
>>
>> Please remember about these three categories of users,
>> and please specify explicitly which one you are talking about
>> in further discussion.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh
>> Total Knowledge. CTO
>> http://www.total-knowledge.com
>>
>>
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