So if I 'hide' the recording to recording relationship entities as I have for artist to recording and work to recording relationships? On May 26, 2013 12:14 AM, "Frederic Da Vitoria" <davito...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2013/5/25 Tom Crocker <tomcrockerm...@gmail.com> > >> Well, maybe these diagrams would be a useful start for something for the >> page. Neither mention masters but they're too complex. >> One is about the database >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39561993/MBz/recording-class.jpg >> One is (mainly) about the real world >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39561993/MBz/rec-activity.jpg >> >> On 25 May 2013 00:04, Frederic Da Vitoria <davito...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> 2013/5/24 Ben Ockmore <ben.s...@gmail.com> >>> >>>> The picture isn't meant to represent anything about MusicBrainz or the >>>> database, but I agree it could be interpreted that way. >>>> >>>> Perhaps it doesn't actually need a diagram after all? >>>> >>> >>> As I already said, I really think a diagram is useful. Not for us >>> because we know what we are speaking about, but for new users which will >>> usually be struggling to understand how to use MB. Some people understand >>> better words, others understand better schemas, so let's offer both if we >>> can. But we can improve it. And also a diagram is not necessarily >>> completely self-explanatory, adding a few words of explanations can be a >>> good thing. >>> >> > Maybe not too complex, but too developer-oriented. I really believe we > should design something which maps the real world to the UI. The physical > model is not relevant for the end user. So it's OK To talk about Recordings > or about Tracks because these appear as such in the UI. But for example I > often talk about ARs, but I really shouldn't because ARs are a technical > implementation, end users tend to think only in terms of producers, > performers, engineers and so on. > > -- > Frederic Da Vitoria > (davitof) > > Membre de l'April - « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre » - > http://www.april.org > > _______________________________________________ > MusicBrainz-style mailing list > MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org > http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style >
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