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Re: The future of LDraw?
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lugnet.cad
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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:46 GMT
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> I don't know. At the user end of it, I don't see how this information is of any
> value at all 99% of the time, except maybe as trivia. And even when it *is*
> useful, it has the potential to become bogged down.
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> I recall a time not so long ago when people campaigned passionately for the most
> parsimonious part-designs, on the basis that it makes the processing faster.
> Since that time, the basic, default format for even the most basic bricks in the
> inventory has expanded hugely, in some cases with little or no visible
> improvement to part-utility.
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> Dave!
Please excuse ne while I become really blunt ;)
That information isn't there for the end users. It's there for the people
volunteering their time to make the parts. As Philo said it's very easy to add
automatically with DATHeader and thus next to no effort for the parts editors
but it is a good source of credit for those that have donated their time.
Likewise the legal issues may seem superfluous but with the new license the
parts library is finally legally able to be used and distributed in a more
verstile way. That's a good thing.
The trick for the parts library is finding a balance between parts that are
perfect for the user (including being consistent) and parts that are easy to
develop. _Possibly_ there is too much focus on the former but it's got little to
do with the mostly non-issues you raise.
Tim
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| (...) Non-issues to you, perhaps. To an outsider, they are symptomatic of a big exercise in narcissism. Decades ago, when I was without a tv but hoping to see the "Spock" episode of ST:TNG, a friend and I went to Penn State's Star Trek club. They (...) (15 years ago, 20-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) That's 100% fair, and I wouldn't expect them to base any policy decisions on a platform that hasn't changed in 13+ years. The number of people who still use it as their primary interface can probably be counted on one hand. The main reason (...) (15 years ago, 20-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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