John
I refer to Dennis Kowallek first:
"on Sun, 6 Jun 2004 08:47:51 -0400, "John R. Bayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's just that this one customer would not like to see something that is incompatible with GEDCOM or even not well handled by programs using GEDCOM for data transfer, such as using user defined tags. That's because I use multiple Gen programs and use GEDCOM to move data between them.
[I'll bite...]
As long as Legacy allows for the option exporting a "standard" GEDCOM, why would you have a problem with it?
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Dennis M. Kowallek [EMAIL PROTECTED]"
I have an aditional comment:
If a Middle name field (or two) is added in Legacy it has to be an option. It's free for anyone to use it (them) with eventually GedCom problems, or not.
Exchange of informations is important, but as you also mention, the GedCom standard is narrowing in the possibilties to some of the major programs and there is no development in the GedCom-stanard.
May be the problem is that the LSD Church who runs the GedCom standard to transport informations within their system don't see the problem, also they have interests in programs?
To those who believe this is a AKA issue. I use AKA to build up a name, and will continue to to that,but the AKA still contains two fieds (beside suffix/prefix), I miss at least one field.
This isn't an AKA isue, it's the fact that a lot of Europeans identify their ancestors by two names and a location/farmname.
From time to time Americans search their ancestors in Scandinavia. Those who only have John Olsson doesn't get far if that is the only information they have. They nead an area, and a farm name gives greater chanses to get a hit. That's the way I do my research, put small bits together, names and property, small bits of informations.
Kristian in Norway
P� Sun, 6 Jun 2004 08:47:51 -0400, skrev John R. Bayle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I get the Digest, so here are some comments on this thread not aimed at any specific posting and aimed at all the postings! If ya get my drift. >-)
Kristian correctly points out that GEDCOM allows the use of user defined tags. True enough. It's a reasonable solution. Almost got me to change my position. But the problem is that most programs don't do a good job in handling user defined tags.
Also, the issue was raised about the GEDCOM standard and thus the LDS church defining the boundaries or scope of Gen programs. They certainly do not do that, IMO because most programs do things that the GED standard does not encompass. I agree it could use some updating (GEDCOM 6?) and is too American-centric. There is also a lot of talk, even from the LDS, about replacing GEDCOM with an XML based standard. Makes sense technologically, but I don't see it happening. I mean nothing seems to be going on with the XML "replacement" for GEDCOM except a lot of talk.
The bottom line is that Legacy's "owners" and those of the other Gen programs are completely free to add (or remove!) whatever features they want to (from) their programs. Maybe Legacy 6 will add a fifth or even a sixth field to the four fields already used for names. Maybe it will or won't be compatible with GEDCOM or some new XML based "standard". That decision is completely up to Dave and the other good folks at Millennia.
It's just that this one customer would not like to see something that is incompatible with GEDCOM or even not well handled by programs using GEDCOM for data transfer, such as using user defined tags. That's because I use multiple Gen programs and use GEDCOM to move data between them.
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