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Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
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Sat, 22 Mar 2003 07:36:32 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Paul Gyugyi wrote:
> 
> > In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> > > > About the only thing ldraw.org could[1] do is to start an 'LDraw.org
> > > Compatible' program, where various programs could label themselves as LDraw
> > > compliant, if they follow the standards.[2]  But that sounds too
> > > Mickey-Mouse to be worth doing, IMO.
> 
> > But, isn't that more-or-less exactly what happens with the parts library?
> 
> Not really.  The important thing with the parts library is that files are
> accepted and added the distribution file.  We don't even have a '0
> Official' any more - now it's '0 LDRAW_ORG'.
> 
> I was envisioning the 'LDraw.org Compatible' program to be a set of
> verbiage and site icon images, identifying a program as following the
> standards laid out by LDraw.org.  'Mickey Mouse' was probably a harsh label
> to use; I meant that such a program wouldn't be worth doing if our main
> intent was to get developers to produce LDraw-compatible programs.

LDraw compatible, or LDraw.org compatible? ;-)

You made a distinction before -- are you using the same metric now as well?
Just curious.

-Tim



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  Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
 
(...) Sorry, 'LDraw.org-compatible programs'. Which is poor terminology, I think. Steve (24 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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(...) Not really. The important thing with the parts library is that files are accepted and added the distribution file. We don't even have a '0 Official' any more - now it's '0 LDRAW_ORG'. I was envisioning the 'LDraw.org Compatible' program to be (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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