On 30/12/2012, at 05.08, Ron Savage <r...@savage.net.au> wrote: > On 30/12/12 13:46, Philip Durbin wrote: >> I just noticed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEDCOM#GEDCOM_X which led me >> to http://gedcomx.org and https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx >> >> Forgive me if this has already been discussed on this list, but I'd be >> curious to know if anyone has looked into GEDCOM X already. > > I've come across it but I thought it had long been abandoned. I see githubh > says recent work on the code has taken place. > >> The Wikipedia pages describes it as "a major new project around >> genealogical standards".
Hi Ron, Phil I've been following it somewhat on & off for a few months. It's still very much a work in progress, with drastic changes being made at times. It is my understanding that FamilySearch are talking privately with a number of other commercial genealogy software/data providers before making decisions. However, they're open to discussion on the Github issue tracker, and a couple of my suggestions have been accepted. Recently, much work was done on the Place model -- see https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/pull/79 -- and current work appears to be concentrated on multimedia links & attachments -- see https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/pull/224 One thing I like about the idea of GedcomX is the emphasis on sourcing conclusions, which will make the workflow more documentation-centric (most Gedcom-based apps I've tried treat sources almost as an afterthought). Hopefully a useful standard will emerge in the end. I suggest taking a look at their blog on gedcomx.org and the specifications: https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/tree/master/specifications Especially the conceptual model. Regards, Mikkel Eide Eriksen (@mikkelee on github)
