Re: [homegate] A new proposed charter (and name) for HOMEGATE

[Mark Townsley <[e-mail]>]

On 9/9/10 1:07 PM, Stephen [kiwin] PALM wrote:
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> On 9/8/2010 10:37 AM, Mark Townsley wrote:
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>> I think by "home" we are really just trying to cast a certain management
>> model (e.g. "not actively managed), size (relatively small), and variety
>> of devices (more than just what a working adult uses for his/her job).
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> A network is not just management model.  Entertainment source/sinks (and
> possibly
> sensor sources) are significantly greater in a home environment.

Above, I mention 3 aspects, (1) management, (2) size, (3) variety of
devices. Entertainment+sensors would be part of #3.

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>> If some small offices happen to fit into this model, there is nothing
>> stopping them from being run as "homenets" - but I don't think we want
>> to go out of our way to enter the territory of branch offices, SLAs,
>> separate "IT dept" administrators, etc.
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> Agreed. Perhaps those actually should be stated as non-goals.

If not in the charter, certainly within the "architecture/framework"
document that the group would produce.

- Mark

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> regards, kiwin
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