On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All this (and more) is part of the under-appreciated "magic" of sha1 >> keys. > > I suspect this whole line of thought is a dead end: there is no way, > in a cooperative environment, to separate outline structure from > external files, which is the actual intent of these keys. Thus, the > keys are an attempt to do the wrong thing.
As long as nobody's changing the external files. If they aren't, the cooperation can be done in the database(s), with external files just written as the "current situation" of the database representation. Now, if people recognize the database representation as universal for any app, then they may readily accept that they shouldn't mess with the flat file. To me, no separate flat file should be needed, as all "files" should be universally interoperable, distributed and outlineable contexts. Seth > You could say this is "comforting" because the idea of some kind of > gigantic amalgamation of data structures would likely have been a > truly bad design: way too complex to be feasible in practice. > > Edward > > P.S. While in confusion/invention mode, it is vital to be as clear as > possible about what one does, in fact, know clearly. So this is > progress, even if it seem negative in character. > > EKR > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "leo-editor" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en.
