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Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
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lugnet.db.inv
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 18:28:20 GMT
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On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:13:24 GMT, "Robert Munafo"
<munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> wrote:
> In lugnet.db.inv, Steve Bliss writes:
> > On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:11:53 GMT, "Robert Munafo"
> > <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> wrote:
> >
> > > Just kidding! Every major OS can run Perl, and this 7-line Perl script
> > > will do the processing for you:
> >
> > But not every major user wants to run Perl.
>
> Are you speaking for yourself? If so, explain why you'd rather use some other
> programming language system in place of Perl.
I wasn't speaking for myself--I could learn Perl, if I wanted. I haven't
needed to yet, and haven't felt like making the time--other activities have
higher priorities.
I was thinking of people who aren't programmers, don't know how to program,
and shouldn't be excluded from either contributing to or benefitting from
(hopefully both) a public collection of lego set inventories.
As long as the data can be imported/exported from fairly standard
user-centric tools (such as various file-system databases and
spreadsheets), we're in good shape.
> Remember, we're trying to design a standard that will work for lots of people
> who aren't here to represent themselves. That means we have to make decisions
> for them and try to exclude as few people as possible.
Exactly.
> That means we can't rely on commercial tools (too expensive). Perl is cheap and
> has few legal restrictions.
Well, baseline is always a text editor, right? :)
Steve
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| (...) Are you speaking for yourself? If so, explain why you'd rather use some other programming language system in place of Perl. Remember, we're trying to design a standard that will work for lots of people who aren't here to represent themselves. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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