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In lugnet.cad, Dan Boger wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 09:06:20PM +0000, Tim Courtney wrote:
> > I think instead of coming together and trying to hash out universal
> > naming schemes for the community, it would be better to create a
> > cross-reference that links all of the different part systems together.
> > In the new linking database, each part would receive a unique ID and
> > number conflicts between sites wouldn't be an issue anymore.
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> While this has absolutly nothing to do with color names, it is a good
> idea that Steve and I have been kicking around for a couple of years
> now. I know Richard from BrikTrak has already built some translation
> tables between Peerl/LDraw and BL. We could hopefully use some of that
> data to prime the database, once we do have something.
This does apply to colors, albeit indirectly.
A cross-reference would allow different sites/DBs to maintain different color
names if they wished, and still translate between parts and colors.
> > The impression I get from what I know of past attempts to unify part
> > databases is that some key stakeholders aren't too flexible on
> > renaming parts in their DBs to come to a universal standard. This is
> > why I believe a centralized cross-reference would be a much better
> > alternative, and one that has a much better chance of being
> > successful.
>
> You still need cooperation of all the various catalogs, otherwise
> keeping the database updated would be very difficult. For the record,
> both Peeron and LDraw have been trying to work with anyone else out
> there since day one.
Gaining cooperation for a cross-reference would be (presumably) less difficult
and less controversial than trying to get together and hash out universal part
or color names - at least, judging by the landscape as I see it.
I think such a project can be designed to encourage (not require) compliance. If
people from various DBs were encouraged to create (or ask permission to create)
a new master record for a mold (or mold/color combination) first, and then link
their own entry into the database, that would be great.
Perhaps there could be a certification and a logo that compliant databases would
have the privilege of displaying on their sites. This would communicate to users
they can cross-reference a part on site X with site Y and be assured they're
referencing the same part.
-Tim
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