tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post6132873972861628369..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The last gasp of PAFJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-29945835968586246902014-09-08T21:44:00.523-07:002014-09-08T21:44:00.523-07:00Your PAF program will still work for the time bein...Your PAF program will still work for the time being. I suggest your look at the http://www.gensoftreviews.com/ for some idea of the current programs available and what the reviewers think. FYI PAF was discontinued in 2002. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-10242447170320948922014-09-08T08:18:06.206-07:002014-09-08T08:18:06.206-07:00I've always thought that if you want to transf...I've always thought that if you want to transfer genealogy data from one place to another that you HAD to use gedcom (.ged). I never knew there was an alternative until just a few days ago. That's when I fired up my copy of PAF (I hadn't done so in a year or two) to reprint my wall chart for a family reunion. That's when I discovered PAF has been discontinued. That began a search for a replacement. So, my main question now is: What IS the best replacement?<br /><br />I obviously want to be able to access my many files which are all .ged format.<br /><br />I'd also like to be able to view two databases simultaneously on the same screen to compare them.<br /><br />I'm not a LDS member, so would like to be able to opt out of the Mormon stuff. I appreciated that ability in PAF.<br /><br />Also, rather than loading the software directly on my computer's hard drive, I'd like to load it on a thumb drive (along with all the .ged files) and operate it from there.<br /><br />Finally, I'd like to be able to take said thumb drive and plug it into either my Windows laptop or my Linux laptop and have it run in either.<br /><br />For sake of simplicity, I've limited my search so far to the three programs recommended as a replacement by FamilySearch: Legacy, Roots Magic, and Ancestral Quest.<br /><br />Based on what I've listed above as "wants" in a new program, which would you recommend?<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />James Wagner<br />Kingsport, TN<br />Pelzer187@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153493762477029371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-85447111751970650132010-11-02T07:49:03.800-07:002010-11-02T07:49:03.800-07:00PAF and GEDCOM are certainly not going to be devel...PAF and GEDCOM are certainly not going to be developed any further by FamilySearch, as they have repeatedly and consistently said. They have not been hostile to others developing genealogical technology standards and products, but they have understandably decided it's not their job to shepherd standards efforts that go significantly beyond their purposes.<br />PAF was designed as a tool for LDS Church members to organize and transmit their data to the Church, and everyone else using this free tool got to go along for the ride, essentially. This is also true of GEDCOM.<br />There is a new GEDCOM-like effort about to get underway, and FamilySearch can take part or not. I am optimistic that they will, but it's not absolutely critical that they back the effort. <br /><br />The key point is that there is a void that exists for users of PAF and GEDCOM, and that no other efforts have been able to meet these users' need for the long term. The latest GEDCOM-like effort recognizes this fact, and in working on a community-driven, independent, standardized replacement for GEDCOM, we intend to meet users' long-term need for a both a data framework and a communication model between genealogical applications and services. It's not going to be easy, but the important tasks are rarely easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com