Expanded Thought Map

Here is an expanded thought map, as you can see I've added some pages of documentation to a few nodes, I'm going to put up the interactive map today when I get off work, which will let you explore it more.

Why a hardware standard?

I had a comment and a couple emails asking as to what the point of standards are, especially the point of a hardware standard, let us take a short moment to explore this, hopefully after you read this post the entirety of reason will become self evident.

If you take the time to look, everything has standards, the lcd screen in front of you, the hdmi cable connecting your xbox and tv, the cd you put in your drive, everything has a standard, standards promote quality and insure interoperability between components. Lets take a look at how standards between the three branches feed themselves:

Software Standard:

The idea is to creat the worlds first native multitouch operating system based on the linux kernel. The operating system will run and work properly on all certfied hardware.

App Dev Platform:

The most successful and capable software is properitary, adobe, autocad, maya, etc. This is because sales gives the funding to develop them. The applications in turn cause the operating system to be successful. A successful operating system promotes the following of a hardware standard.

Hardware Standard:

The idea is that in the future there will not just be one manufacturer of multitouch tables / boxes, just as there is not one manufacture of mobile devices / touch screens / pc's. By creating a set of standards, if manufacters comply with them then they will be gaurnteed to work with the software. As hardware is purchased it provides funds to further develop the technology and promte growth.

As you can see standards are a good thing, each branch feeds back into the next fostering growth and development.

Thought Map

Here is my thought map for Multitouch Specification Project. I will add to this and continue to develop it. This is pretty much the bare, bare bones skeleton of it. As you can see it it is split up into the 3 main branches I discussed in my last post plus a new administrative branch I will develop to see oversight of all three primary branches.

I used vym to make this, you should be able to find it in most distro's software repositories.

If you want to add onto the thought map or suggest changes let me know, better yet, download it from this link, and email me a copy of your changes.