On Tuesday 23 January 2001 21:51, you wrote:
> >Both have different tasks. The file format contains all information needed
> > to run the game. The database contains extra info related to the game.
> > Not everyone has a permanent net connection. So it's impractical to have
> > an emulator retrieve the info needed to run the game from the database.
> > Also, there is a privacy issue: emulator users probably don't want the
> > database sysop to know exactly what games they play and when they play
> > them. So it's not a good idea to put everything in the database.
>
> You definatelly do not understood my idea.
I was replying to a message from Laurens... Laurens claimed that it would be
better to either put everything in a database or everything in the .msx file.
My mail reader inserts the text "you" instead of the name of the person who
wrote the message when replying, that's a bit confusing.
> The file that will be sent to the user is only ONE file, with less
> than 100Kb whem uncompressed. This file will have the number of the most
> recent version of ALL games.
Aha, "package version for all games in a single file" is a thing I did
misunderstand.
> There should be only ONE official package version and this meant to be the
> best one. More than one version of the package for the same game will only
> bring confusion.
I'll have to think about that. Is seems a bit too centralized for my taste,
but there are some advantages to it.
Bye,
Maarten
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