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Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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Wed, 23 Apr 2003 06:28:19 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney writes:
As Orion posted earlier today, let's revisit the LDraw.org standards body
idea. [1]

Here is the draft proposal I mentioned earlier today on LUGNET. I'm posting
it here for everyone to discuss. Several weeks ago, I worked with Kevin
Clague, Larry Pieniazek, Paul Gyugyi, and Wayne Gramlich to draft this up.
Their knowledge and industry experience was invaluable to writing what we
feel is a good proposal.

This proposal assumes leadership of LDraw.org (the site, project, etc)is
based on a post made a couple years ago:
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/org/ldraw/?n=1183 In theory, this is still
true. In practice, we've had many volunteers since then who have helped with
key areas of the LDraw.org project. My feelings are - we have to start
somewhere as our foundation and work from there.

Another thing to note: The "LDraw" file format is set in stone, and it is
whatever LDraw/LEdit can use. The "LDraw.org" file format is extensible, and
based upon meta-commands. The goal here is to form a direction for the
extension of the LDraw.org file format, and define future standards and formats.

The dates in this proposal are ONLY to illustrate a relative timeframe for
the different events to take place within. THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED TO SUGGEST
THESE ACTUAL DATES AS FIRM DATES FOR THESE EVENTS. If these dates don't work
for one reason or another, new ones can be decided in the future. The
important part is they suggest an order of things, and some time in-between
specific events, not the dates themselves.

This isn't an "official LDraw.org" proposal, it's a draft. The goal is to
move forward and get closer to acting on a standards committee.

I think I've disclaimed everything here...if not, I'm sure I'll find out
soon :-)

I think this looks very comprehensive - and I think the idea of choosing a
small group of dedicated people to actually take the proposal forward is the
way to go. I think this proposal is definitely a step in the right direction.

ROSCO



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