[Refdb-users] share references

[Markus H. <mar...@mh...>]

Hi,

you've put your finger onto one of the weak spots. Not that it is
technically difficult, but I couldn't decide what to do so this
problem has been dangling essentially since the first release.

In general, removing references from a shared reference database is no
good idea anyway, so if everyone restricts himself to pickref -r no
harm should be done. There's a dark secret related to removing
references: It may cause trouble if you have to re-create the database
from a SQL dump. This problem will be fixed only once the risx
export/import is fully implemented.

If you positively want to remove references, there's two ways for me
to handle it: either treat the person who first added the reference as
the "owner" and let him remove it whenever he feels like it. This
might rightfully anger others that want this dataset. So the right of
the "owner" to delete a dataset could be restricted to datasets that
no one else picked.

OTOH deleting references could be restricted to the database admin
altogether. He could have the right to remove references that no one
picked (that is, when also the "owner" ran pickref -r on them).

Input about how to deal with this will be greatly appreciated.

regards,
Markus

Thomas B. writes:
 > Hi 
 > 
 > Got a little problem with RefDB. If you want to share references on the
 > same database 
 > it is a small thing which disturbs me. If you add a reference everybody
 > else can delete 
 > or change it. I think it is not so good. Can anybody tell me how to
 > change the code that
 > only the person who added the reference can change it.
 > I think it could me made with few modifications but I don't know exactly
 > what to change.
 > Would be nice if anybody can help me
 > thanks
 > Thomas
 > 
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