(2003-11-19) Flores Software

Aldo De Moor post to Blue Oxen list about Fernando Flores' Coordinator software, which Tom Munnecke refers to as "nazi-ware". The loop consists of four stages (the 'quadrants'):

• Preparation: the Customer requests the Performer to do something
• Negotiation: the Performer promises (Commitment) to satisfy the request
• [the Performer acts]
• Performance: the Performer reports to the Customer that the act has been performed
• Acceptance: the Customer replies that (s)he is satisfied

The field of communication modelling and technology analysis that emerged from Language Action Perspective uses such communication loops as one of its main paradigms...