Klaus and Jan are right. Intentions can change ; specifications cannot on
their own will. Specifications are intentions expressed in a form mutually
acceptable to the system in which they are being set. I guess the real
problem is ( and Klaus has pointed it out several times so has Terry and
Rosan and others on the list) the limited or un developed Design specific
vocabulary which can allow a Designer to communicate or convert
'Intentions' into 'Specifications'. Specifications are another way of
'Planning'. A 'Plan' is another metaphor for 'intentions in action'. How
can a designer break into this hermunitic circle and yet be able to
comunicate?
Pradeep Yammiyavar.
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