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The LDraw.org Steering Committee election is now open. To vote, please visit (URL) and log in with your user account. Next, visit the announcement on LDraw.org here: (URL) the Ballot link. You may vote for up to five candidates. Please cast only one (...) (20 years ago, 30-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Numbers Report - 29 April 2004
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Stats for Unofficial Files 58 certified files. 179 files need admin review. 388 files need more votes. 412 have uncertified subfiles. 215 held files. Total Files: 1,252 Comparison with Prev. Report: 2004-04-29: 58 / 179 / 388 / 412 / 215 (1,252) (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Steering Committee Nominations Set to Close 2100 EDT
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(...) A little clarification. The ballot will open for votes at 0001 EST. -Orion (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw.org Steering Committee Nominations Set to Close 2100 EDT
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In order to appear on the ballot, all nominations for the upcoming LDraw.org Steering Committee elections must be posted, seconded, and accepted by the candidate before 2100 (9pm) Eastern US time, April 29, 2004. [1] Please use the following thread (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Steering Committee Recommendations (was: Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org ...)
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(...) snip ... (...) Thanks, Larry, for your support. I agree 100% with your post. I snipped and quoted summary text for easy reading; I also agree with his reasoning which I trimmed, but can be read in his original message. Again, I reiterate: (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Lsynth thoughts. [DAT]
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(...) I've only looked at the hoses so far. So I don't even know what the current algorithm for rubber bands looks like, much less how to improve it. (...) True, for my first cut at the fixed length length rubber hoses I calculated the total spline (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lsynth thoughts.
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(...) Yes, then lsynthcp can focus on the synthesis algorithms like spline, and belts. I'd love to have an algorithm for non-planar rubber bands. (...) Don, the splining algorithm gives us *no* control over the distance between the resulting spline (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Steering Committee Recommendations (was: Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org ...)
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney wrote: <snip> (...) Excluding comments about myself..... After much consideration of the chemistry of the board you recommend, and much soul searching, I agree with your recommendation for the Steering (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX) !
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| | Re: Steering Committee Recommendations (was: Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org ...)
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(...) I agree that the library license is important, and I have stated(1) that it's going to be a primary focus of mine to get a good license structure in place for *all* the components that go into making up the LDraw System. But I think it is (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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| | Lsynth thoughts.
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(...) Please do. I got to tinkering over the weekend and added some code to generate the fixed length 50 segment 751.DAT style rubber hoses. (URL) also tinkered with simulating 208c01.DAT fixed length chain links as a hose. I think it might work (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Steering Committee Recommendations (was: Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org ...)
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(...) I agree - while I have a preference for open-sourced programs, it's the licensing of the library that I'm more concerned about. ... (...) I'm surprised (no, actually amazed) that you do not have Steve Bliss on that list. To paraphrase Larry, (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) The LDraw Standards Committee, or LSC, is a special committee, recognised by the bylaws as a special sort of SIG with special processes, that is in charge of developing, codifying, and fostering the growth of the file, naming, coding and other (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) Here's the clarification: The LDraw.org Steering Committee (StC) is the controlling group for LDraw as an organization. The LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) is charged with maintaining and expanding the LDraw file format. - Orion (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) Yes. Unfortunately, the acronym can cause confusion. We should fix that by clearly defining acronyms for each. There is the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) - elected last July and charged with adopting standards and publishing spec (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) Um, I feel a bit foolish, but since Andrew brought it up I guess I should ask. Are there really two different LSCs, a Steering Committee and a Standards Committee? If so, what's the difference? I must've missed that somewhere. Thanks, Don (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Steering Committee Recommendations (was: Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org ...)
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Hi Dan - Thanks for posting your thoughts. Please see mine interspersed. (...) I (...) these (...) a (...) to (...) organization, (...) Good summation. I agree, it is important people realize the trust they are putting into these elected (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) didn't (...) I don't disagree with the names you suggested, what I don't really understand is why it would be a Good Thing for a candidate not to inform about his/her intentions (or lack thereof)? -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations to LDraw.org Steering Committee
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As we get nearer to the election, I wanted to post my thoughts on what I think the steering committee should look like. We're electing the SC to lead the LDraw organization. To codify it, define what it really is, and how it works. In the past we (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Steering Committee candidate Andrew Allan - backgrounder and position statement
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In lugnet.cad, Andrew Allan wrote: <snip> (...) I have updated (URL) with this information. I apologise for the delay but Andrew's statement was not posted where everyone else posted theirs, in cad.dev.org.ldraw ... which caused me to miss it at the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Managing and motivating volunteers
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I was doing a little surfing, trying to learn more about volunteer motivation. I found these articles, so I thought I would share. (URL) particularly enjoyed these: (URL) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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