I beg to differ. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints is the creator and owner of the GEDCOM
specification. The current version, 5.5, came out in January of 1996.
http://www.rootsworks.com/genart13.htm
and
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/gedcom/55gcint.htm
The question still remains... Should SourceWriter be used if you want
to be compatible with other genealogical programs?
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:35 PM, RICHARD
SCHULTHIESfourpa...@verizon.net wrote:
Gedcom does not belong to LDS, nor anyone else. It was created by a committee
of interested parties, of which LDS was represented. What needs to happen is
to create a new committee, containing all (or most) of the major program
writers, database companies, descendant societies; if not actully
participating, but giving tacit approval in abstentia. Then it would take at
least a year. Don't hold your breath.
ich in LA CA
--- On Tue, 8/25/09, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] combining/replacing sources
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 2:53 PM
OK, I'm confused. I realize the
GEDCOM standard is old, but it is
still the only method available for transferring data
between
programs. If the new SourceWriter data and ESM's
templates do not
transfer well by gedcom, what is the alternative? Should we
stop using
SW until a new gedcom standard is developed? That may
never happen
because as far as I know, LDS has no plans to update the
gedcom.
Chick Lewis
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