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Subject:	Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
Date:	Sat, 12 Jun 1999 22:39:38 GMT
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At 10:05 PM 6/12/99 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote: > First, tacking on submodels in addition to the year: > > S8857-80.dat 8857 Motorcycles > S8857-80-a.dat First model > S8857-80-b.dat Second model > S8857-80-c.dat Third model > S8857-93.dat 8857 Street Chopper > S8857-93-a.dat First model > S8857-93-b.dat Second model > > That's a clean, orthogonal, workable, forward-thinking namespace. This makes sense. Now, are we going to abandon the 8.3 or use subdirectories? Both?? If so, lets nail this puppy once and for all so he can't squirm and find an exception to the rule. The mere volume of email I've gone through today makes my head swim, much less the content of that email.... :P > Where that approach crumbles is that the models of the '93 8857 get un- > naturally labeled as 'd' & 'e' rather than naturally named 'a' & 'b' inside > a new namespace. That's not clean at all. > > Bram's approach is much cleaner. But WHY would they be unnaturally named??? There is no reason for it and any competent person would know to start the new set's models or submodels at a again. > > Also, with the 8.3 system it is not possible > > to come up with a unique identifier for EVERY set. > > As Charlie Babbit's brother would say, "8.3 sucks." :-) And as John Bobbit would say, "8.3 is too short!" :) > There's gotta be a clean way to do it with subdirectories and still be 8.3, > as Bram was getting at. Yes, now which option will we use to eliminate the exceptions to the rule?? -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator http://www.ldraw.org http://www.zacktron.com AIM: timcourtne ICQ: 23951114

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		Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository
(...) Well, it was just an example to make a counterpoint against the other proposal. It it's the best possible namespace. (...) That's the whole point -- only backwards. (Go back and re-read the past few messages up this part of the tree... With (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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		Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository
(...) Not a bad idea, but tedious. (...) These two questions bring up a bigger question. What is this rumored LDraw II project and when will it be done?? I have asked this one many times and have gotten no answer. But some refer to it like the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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