# HG changeset patch # User Jeff Hammel # Date 1269637424 25200 # Node ID f09ba04b2e29266822b9066ca8f4def9f6673949 # Parent 910fa7e781b90254bcd9fa2ef28280b4fd57180e adding notes about -> collaborative documents diff -r 910fa7e781b9 -r f09ba04b2e29 whitepaper.txt --- a/whitepaper.txt Tue Feb 02 16:39:08 2010 -0500 +++ b/whitepaper.txt Fri Mar 26 14:03:44 2010 -0700 @@ -131,4 +131,16 @@ 'messages': [ list, of, children ], 'next': 'previous': - 'parent': } \ No newline at end of file + 'parent': } + + +Discussions -> Collaborative Documents +-------------------------------------- + +discussions presents a strict hierachal document that can only append +leaf nodes. Collaborative documents (e.g. a wiki) may also be +hierachal, but additional functionality is implied: + + * the ability to edit nodes + * the ability to merge nodes + * the keeping of history (including all implied functionality of an VCS)