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Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:48:33 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
> I've posted this message to the group CAD/Development/Organizations/LDraw
> before, but got no response there. I try it a bit higher in the hierargy,
> but set the follow-up back to cad.dev.org.ldraw, agreed ?
Sorry I didn't reply before -- I meant to!
> I think we should put up a resource with some submission info somewhere.
Yes, and it should have a link on the main page of www.ldraw.org, and a
link (maybe more than one) from the news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/ page.
The link could say "Do your part!"
> What about something similar to this:
I've added bits and made revisions below, marked with [ ]. Deletions are
unmarked, sorry.
> 1- Where to submit finished part for voting:
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> partsref@home.com
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> This is a special adress to submit dat-files, once you're convinced [they're] good
> enough to withstand democratic forces. Also, this is the -only- place where
> you can enter your dat-files to the voting process that might result in [their]
> release as official parts.
> It's generally a good idea to ask for a second opinion on your part before you
> submit. The Lugnet discussion group cad.dat.parts is ideal for this purpose.
> see http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/.
> Please remember we don't scan for [part submissions] on Lugnet. After
> you've incorporated the remarks received there, you still have to submit your
> part personally at the given E-mail adress.
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> 2- Format of the obligatory part header:
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> 0 <part description>
> 0 [Name: ]<part number>.dat
> 0 [Author: ]<Author>
> 0 U[no]fficial Element
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> Replace any <...> with the appropriate information. The length of the first
> line, with the part description, may not exceed [65] characters, [not including]
> the [leading] 0 and
> space. The 'Unofficial' on the fourth line should always be as stated, to
> indicate that the part hasn't been officialised yet. [The 'Element' on the fourth
> line should be replaced with 'Primitive' or 'Subpart', when appropriate.]
> When the part gets
> included in a official update, the update manager will use th[e fourth] line to show
> release information.
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> 3- Terminate the file with a singe line only containing a 0 (zero) and no
> linefeed.
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> Editorial notes:
> Is 64 characters correct ?
It should be 66 characters -- the lines in parts.lst are limited to 80
characters, and the title starts in column 15. But I believe mklist
truncates at 65 characters.
> And perhaps some minimum required quality standards added, although I
> personally would not know what to say there.
Maybe mention this, but quality standards belong in a separate document.
Steve
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