Re: GEDCOM X

On 30/12/2012, at 05.08, Ron Savage <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 30/12/12 13:46, Philip Durbin wrote:
>> I just noticed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEDCOM#GEDCOM_X which led =
me
>> to http://gedcomx.org and https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx
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>> Forgive me if this has already been discussed on this list, but I'd =
be
>> curious to know if anyone has looked into GEDCOM X already.
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> I've come across it but I thought it had long been abandoned. I see =
githubh says recent work on the code has taken place.
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>> The Wikipedia pages describes it as "a major new project around
>> genealogical standards".


Hi Ron, Phil

I've been following it somewhat on & off for a few months. It's still =
very much a work in progress, with drastic changes being made at times. =
It is my understanding that FamilySearch are talking privately with a =
number of other commercial genealogy software/data providers before =
making decisions. However, they're open to discussion on the Github =
issue tracker, and a couple of my suggestions have been accepted.

Recently, much work was done on the Place model -- see =
https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/pull/79 -- and current work =
appears to be concentrated on multimedia links & attachments -- see =
https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/pull/224

One thing I like about the idea of GedcomX is the emphasis on sourcing =
conclusions, which will make the workflow more documentation-centric =
(most Gedcom-based apps I've tried treat sources almost as an =
afterthought). Hopefully a useful standard will emerge in the end.

I suggest taking a look at their blog on gedcomx.org and the =
specifications:

https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/tree/master/specifications

Especially the conceptual model.

Regards,
Mikkel Eide Eriksen (@mikkelee on github)=