If you *can* come up with something that works, I meant to say. On Oct 22, 2016 8:53 AM, "Aleksey Tsalolikhin" <alek...@verticalsysadmin.com> wrote:
> If you and come up with something that works, it could change how lawyers > work. I mean, this could be big. > > On Oct 22, 2016 7:59 AM, "Philip Rhoades P" <p...@pricom.com.au> wrote: > >> People, >> >> I am currently helping a friend who is financially stressed with a major >> legal drama (child custody) and producing the required legal documentation >> is turning into a time-wasting nightmare. Using a collaborative tool like >> Google Docs helps a lot but the the lawyers are making the situation harder >> by refusing to use GD and insisting on sending doc or pdf files back and >> forth via email (or paper!) for commenting - it is a hideously inefficient >> process. I thought a mechanism based on Git might work much better ie: >> >> 1. The clauses (paragraphs) in an affidavit are split into separate files. >> >> 2. Lawyers, client and client support person (me) make suggested editing >> changes to each file and issue a pull request. >> >> 3. The client - with the final say on wording - accepts or rejects the >> pull requests as appropriate. >> >> The problem: >> >> The user web interface for such an app has to be idiot-proof for the >> lawyers (ie definitely not a techie interface or traditional Git >> environment) - I think it would be something like a file-manager listing >> where a particular file in the repo could be opened and edited and when the >> editing is finished a "Pull Request" button could be pressed and then the >> client (maybe with my tech help?) could accept or reject the pull requests >> in the normal Git environment. >> >> Given that the idiot-proof web interface would have to be developed, I >> would prefer a Ruby and / or NodeJS environment so I thought this was a >> good place to start the discussion! If I don't get any joy here I was >> thinking of putting this idea on something like Freelancer to see if I can >> get something going for a modest cost but I would be happier with a >> community development if I could generate enough interest. >> >> Ideas? Suggestions? >> >> Thanks, >> Phil. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GitLab" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/gitlabhq/47614937-0ca9-4464-a5bf-c79a604bea3d%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/47614937-0ca9-4464-a5bf-c79a604bea3d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GitLab" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/CANNWuVVJGg62kMQ1KG-c%2Be6brvUA-FLG9CK4LZR_8tiBS%3DmkNQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
