Re: GEDCOM X

Hi Mikkel

Thanx for the extra info.

On 30/12/12 20:13, Mikkel Eide Eriksen wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>> 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)

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