Darren: GEDCOM was not designed or ever used as a database design / schema. It was designed and sill operates today as a database backup format. If you are developing a serious genealogy database you better have an option to import / export GEDCOM or your product will not passed first base.
Ron: take a look at www.webtrees.net this is pretty much where things are at for web based, collaborative genealogy products. Regards - John Dobson -----Original Message----- From: Darren Duncan [mailto:dar...@darrenduncan.net] Sent: 26 July 2011 09:55 To: Ron Savage Cc: List Gedcom Subject: Re: Books, db designs, i/f designs, hosting & software for web access to GECDOM Further to the point, any forward-thinking genealogy database design would start by tossing GEDCOM. Darren Duncan wrote: > Ron Savage wrote: >> The subject is already long enough, but of course I really mean to >> include non-GEDCOM-based genealogical data too. >> >> My purpose here is fishing for ideas re all material related to the >> subject. And I do emphasis the topic is /managing/ such data. >> >> I can remember a few years ago - when PCs were slower and RAM was much >> more limited - of the (my!) machine struggling to cope with the data >> file of the European royal family db. >> >> So, what are people using these days? >> >> Also, if there is any compilation of what extras you'd like GEDCOM to >> include, tell me. NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER This email (including attachments) is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender immediately, delete this email from your system and do not disclose or use for any purpose. Deutsche Telekom (UK) Limited Company Registered Number: 3951860 Registered Office Address: Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9BW Registered in England and Wales
