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Re: Official model repository situation
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Date: 
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:17:33 GMT
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Jacob,
Will .mpd accept more than 8 characters? I don't use it much, but I was
under the impression that we had to keep that in the 8+3 format as well.
Please let me know As soon as possible so I can make any necessary changes
to the standards.

Thanks,
Ryan Dennett

In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> Ryan:
> 
> > Erik, I'll be posting the OMR Standards tonight. I was
> > going to last night, but I had forgotten to add some
> > things. This was my original idea, but we are actually
> > not going to be using a number format except for the
> > .mpd file which will be something like 7146-01.mpd The
> > first number being the set number and the second being
> > the year of production.
> 
> Please use four-digit numbers for years. I know that we will
> not get in serious trouble for the first forty or so years,
> but...
> 
> Play well,
> 
> Jacob



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  Re: Official model repository situation
 
(...) Why *not* accept long filenames for model names? I think that the current generation of tools (LDLite, MLCad, etc.) are sufficiently good enough -- and we don't necessarily want to restrict Un*x and Mac users as well. I'm a die-hard LEdit (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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  Re: Official model repository situation
 
Ryan: (...) Please use four-digit numbers for years. I know that we will not get in serious trouble for the first forty or so years, but... Play well, Jacob (26 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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