Re: [Gramps-devel] Re : hitting the fan

[Doug B. <dou...@gm...>]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:39 AM, lcc . <lcc...@gm...> wrote:
> Jerome,
>
> The Gramps team should try to innovate in its natural pace, instead of
> listening to projects saying the whole program will need to be
> modified in order for the "new genealogical order" to be implemented.
> This talk started at the same time Gramps is becoming mainstream. I'm
> saying, don't trust everything you hear. I'm saying, suspect people's
> intentions. Gramps is probably making people -- genealogy software
> vendors -- lose money, I reiterate. I'm not sure how much money. These
> people won't like that. It's like we're suddenly hearing from
> everywhere: "OK, Gramps is now as good or better than every other
> program, but that's irrelevant because all programs, including Gramps,
> are obsolete." Nonsense.

I've been watching some of the new initiatives with a keen eye. I
think you may be right that there are commercial interests and control
at stake in these battles. But there is also an opportunity for Gramps
to gain even more friends. For example, the BetterGEDCOM and OpenGen
projects both aim at producing something like Gramps XML. I think that
after their hard work, they may realize that few (if any companies)
are interested in embracing a standard that lets them switch from
their commercial/proprietary systems even easier.

It may well be that they come up with an XML that is even better than
Gramps XML. I will be checking in seeing if there is interest in
supporting whatever comes from these initiatives. At that point,
Gramps will shine even brighter.

-Doug

> lcc
>
> On 12/20/10, jerome <rom...@ya...> wrote:
>> Lcc,
>>
>> Are you saying "Status quo", do not try to innovate ?
>> Are you saying that there is no problem with current genealogical programs ?
>>
>> I am maybe still too active to censor myself!!!
>>
>> The goal is to help user: to properly store, share, keep safe data. It
>> bothers me to say to Aunt Martha: "keep a good search and seizure, your data
>> will still be available for your family ... while/since you buy the next
>> version of our software ...."
>>
>> In stead I have no problem to give money to someone who provides a services
>> or something I cannot do myself.
>>
>> Someone who wants to improve something will often be more motivated than
>> someones who must do something.
>> Hard working, passion, documentation, searchs should not be ignored.
>>
>> Maybe I am wrong, you thought on something completly different ?
>>
>> Nothing very experimental (or which cannot be removed) has been added on
>> trunk. Why are you saying that "is all worthless, empty talk" ?
>>
>> Do you thought on Gedbas4all ?
>> This project can work with Gramps data using an alternate index, see search
>> engine sample:
>> http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/
>>
>> Gramps also has an experimental web application and storing large source
>> might be a problem into Gramps and on common file formats.
>>
>> If some good ideas are implemented into Gramps model, then this will match
>> the primary goals.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jérôme
>>
>>
>> --- En date de : Dim 19.12.10, lcc . <lcc...@gm...> a écrit :
>>
>>> De: lcc . <lcc...@gm...>
>>> Objet: [Gramps-devel] hitting the fan
>>> À: gra...@li...
>>> Date: Dimanche 19 décembre 2010, 18h02
>>> Developers,
>>>
>>> It's time you realize Gramps is taking Genealogy Software
>>> field over.
>>> This is making some people lose money, I suppose. As a
>>> result,
>>> projects are springing all over the place, trying to make
>>> believe
>>> there's a new horizon for Genealogy Software which will
>>> modify all
>>> previous paradigms. That is all worthless, empty talk. Keep
>>> steady.
>>>
>>> lcc
>>>
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