tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post1385896794203691634..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: What ever happened (is happening) to GEDCOM X?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-59736262270744247472013-11-12T11:17:26.863-07:002013-11-12T11:17:26.863-07:00The announcement of the latest GEDCOM X version wa...The announcement of the latest GEDCOM X version was in June. They appear to have settled on the Java version. See Tamura Jones' comments:<br /><br />http://www.tamurajones.net/GEDCOMX1.0.0M1.xhtml<br />Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-89574041488486846372013-11-12T10:14:57.410-07:002013-11-12T10:14:57.410-07:00Re your question "how are they going to excha...Re your question "how are they going to exchange the data between FamilySearch.org and the other three?" - a good question indeed. That question splits into two - how will they exchange the data from the sources (e.g. the images or transcriptions) and how will they exchange the indexes (that point to the images or transcriptions). Given that indexes can be unique to the source datasets, it will be interesting to see if there is any ability to map to a common model (GEDCOM-X) that started out life modelling people not sources.<br /><br />I am in several minds about your comment "In these circumstances, it is impractical to wait for a community wide consensus. ... A standard becomes a standard when it is used by a large enough and influential enough segment of the community". I have seen enough attempts to gain consensus dry up to sympathise. Allowing the eight-hundred-pound gorilla in the room to dictate things might help. But - what guarantee do we have that FS won't do with GEDCOM-X exactly what they did with the original GEDCOM? Which was to dump it (because the LDS is not a software house) while not releasing it to the community that might have done something with it....Adrian Brucenoreply@blogger.com