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Re: Let's be realistc (WasRe:MoreVenomAnyone? (WasRe:Givethemabreak (was:Hey,like,isanyonethere?)))
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Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:20:21 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse writes:
> In lugnet.cad, Tim Courtney writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Don Heyse writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > > > For instance: A year ago, I wish Brad had flat out said:
> > > >
> > > > "We're building a tool to accept uploading of the thousands of
> > > > models you've all built in the .dat file format. You will buy
> > > > loads of bricks from our new LD sales site and all your hot
> > > > models will make us look super to the surfing public and our
> > > > bosses. We'll even reveal our new hybrid file format so you folks
> > > > will build modeling apps. (We know you'd prefer to run community
> > > > made software.)" Blah, blah, blah..
> > >
> > >
> > > So is that what the "CAD summit" is all about? I too wish they would
> > > just come out and say it. Everyone on the lugnet.cad groups seem to
> > > have been censored by NDAs. I was planning to add a large format tiled
> > > rendering option to ldglite this weekend, but with all the mystery I
> > > just couldn't find the motivation. Who wants to sweat over something
> > > that's about to be obsoleted?
> > >
> > > Given the history of these NDAs, I suspect it'll be months before any
> > > of the details are revealed. I just hope I don't lose all motivation
> > > by then.
> >
> > Don -
> > Take heart. I can understand that the mystery has got to be causing
> > anxiety, but we also feel anxiety after knowing this info and not being able
> > to tell it. But we see the greater picture of why.
> >
> > Anyways, keep making improvements to your projects, I don't believe anything
> > will be obsoleted. We still need to advance DAT utilities, and discussed a
> > LOT of that at the LDraw.org meeting last night and at dinner.
>
> Easy for you to say, you're in the know. Let me relate a similar
> story. The local airport wants to pave a new highway connecting
> Enfield (coincidence?) to them. One of many possible routes leaves me
> tractor trailer trucks flying through what used to be my backyard. It
> could be months before they release any more information on their
> plans. Meanwhile I'm completely in the dark. These NDAs leave me
> with a similar (albeit much lesser) vague sense of impending doom.
I was one of the programmers invited to participate in the summit. I don't
know of anything coming up that would make any of our software obsolete
overnight. TLC is not tearing up your neighborhood--they don't have Darth
Vader powers. We can go on developing with LDRAW. Perhaps those who attended
the summit have gotten more organized about that too. I know I am excited
about continuing my own goals.
I'll speak only for myself, but I suppose to some larger or smaller degree
this is common: I got a lot of ideas for developing my own software from the
other programmers there. My reasons for developing it are still rooted in
projects I want to build (also to champion the cause of Mac software.) I
got excited about continuing my development regardless of what TLC does.
I think those who met face-to-face will be able to cooperate better (mostly
we work in isolation now.) Apart from sessions with TLC, there was a lot of
LDRAW techie discussion on ways to go in the future. Really a continuation
of discussions made here on LUGNET.
Now we're back. First we might put some new life into old threads on
cad.dev. Then try to work together on important efforts: enhancements to the
parts library, upgrading websites, web-based updaters for parts and other
CGI, getting things documented. Many other important goals were discussed--I
think Tim will elaborate when he gets a chance. We didn't really talk about
*sharing a common application codebase*, as Leo has occasionally suggested
we do, but that's still one desirable goal.
When I have had a chance to sleep good, I will try to talk about some
specific things LDRAW techies could undertake.
-Erik
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