Re: [libdb-develop] [ANN] LibDB 0.0.1 Released

[Morbus I. <mo...@di...>]

 >Also Morbus, I looked the sql definitions, and note that somewhere
 >around half of the code is movie-specific role information.  I know at
 >some point you're planning to open that up to generalization; how are
 >you going to do this, given where you're at now?

Roles will be customizable once there's an interface
to them <g>. There are two things to consider:

  * roles should follow the MARC/LC roles/relator, which
    I have not yet had a chance to properly address.

  * roles should be shown based on their media. so a book
    wouldn't show role for "underwater camera operator".

Regardless of what *I* choose for roles in the default database,
roles will be customizable in the not-yet-existing interface.
You'll be able to modify, add, and delete them as you see fit.

 From the standpoint of the "official" SQL code
including in the tarball, my take on it is this:

  * if you send it, and it makes sense, I'll include it.

This, I think, is very important for data sharing. Since every
single thing in LibDB comes with a unique ID, it is imperative that
the data sharing understands that UniqueIDA on this LibDB installation
is the same as UniqueIDA on another LibDB installation. This is
facilitated through the use of UniqueIDA being a default statement
in the SQL databases.

 From the standpoint of the future:

  * 0.0.2 is coming out tonight. it fixes some installer bugs.

  * 0.1.0, being worked on now, will contain some attempt to
    include an editing/browsing interface for the individual
    parts of LibDB: the individual roles, the individual person,
    the individual concept, etc. Aggregate parts, ie. "show me
    this movie", aren't planned until after 0.1.0.


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