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Re: ~Use and ~Moved
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:49:14 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> I feel that it's unlikely that all fans are going to change their behaviour/data
> whenever TLC makes a switch. There are too many of us, and we all have
> different levels of access, awareness and sensitivity to changing TLC data.
But I just don't think there is a need to some big changes. For example
LEGO's internal taxonomy is simply horrid (AFAIK).
> BTW, what happens if you search for 44237 on Peeron? You get a note, directing
> you to look for 2456 instead. Not as elegant as aliased entries, but it still
> gets the job done.
Hm, I don't think so. For example some set references 44237 and I don't
have any 44237... Does that mean I can 'build' that set or not?
If both Peeron and any LDraw-compatible program understand 44237
(natively or by use of aliasing), I don't see any possible problems
arising from the aliasing.
> Nope. It's not going to happen. The way TLC handles the data is extremely
> different than how us fans would like to use it. TLC is interested in data that
> helps them (a) design the sets, (b) manufacture the parts, (c) produce the sets
> (along with everything else they need to do). Their data goes a lot deeper than
> just "we need 4 red 2x4 bricks for set X".
From what I heard their internal bill-of-material records look roughly
like peeron inventory. Because we have LEGO-2-peeron color table and we
are able to make lego's design id -> peeron id table (most mold/design
ids are mapped 1:1) it would be {almost} no work for them. We need just
part no, color and quantity.
That would give us the accurate inventories. (For newer sets, of course,
nobody would expect anything older than say 5 years). And also the
numbers for NNNN or xNNNN parts.
> Now just watch Jake come online tomorrow, and announce that they're going to
> start sending all their set inventories to Peeron. ;)
Oh, another sci-fi fan? ;-))))
Shouldn't we just ask? ;-)
Jindroush
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| (...) No big deal. :) Peeron uses ~Use tags, LDraw doesn't. (...) I feel that it's unlikely that all fans are going to change their behaviour/data whenever TLC makes a switch. There are too many of us, and we all have different levels of access, (...) (20 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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