Re: [Bug-gnupedia] A Detailed Proposal - Mk I

[Rob Scott]

This is EXACTLY where the MySQL/Perl Solution would be
perfect.   All the data would be stored in the
Database, and all the presentation could all be
handled by the perl when accessed.

--- Bob Dodd <address@hidden> wrote: > Bryce
Harrington wrote...
> [snip]
> > In playing with a software system called Wiki,
> wherein documents of
> > arbitrary topics are collected and organized, we
> learned that an
> > approach is to keep the hierarchical ordering
> independent of the
> > article.  The article is stored in a "flat"
> collection, with a unique
> > but essentially arbitrary name.  Indexes, TOC's,
> link-lists, or
> > whatever
> > other preferred hierarchical scheme can then be
> generated, with
> > (hyper)links to the article.  A side benefit is
> that you have an
> > unlimited number of potential alternate ways to
> organize...  If I'm
> > interested in ancient history, the link will
> appear under
> > greek/architecture.  If I'm an architecture buff
> and want a list
> > focused
> > to that, then history/greek.  Etc.  The same
> article is available
> > from
> > each direction, but is not physically stored in
> any particular
> > hierarchical system.
> 
> In essence , that is what I've been suggesting: you
> need to separate
> content from presentation. 
> 
> First you have a "core" data model (your flat
> collection) holding the
> basic information e.g. all the tags for name,
> subject, version etc. we
> have been discussing.
> 
> Second you have multiple "views" (or catalogs,
> depending on your
> terminology) of that information where each view has
> it's own
> organisation strategy and content rating system.
> And, of course, that
> organisation strategy is implement through indexing,
> TOCs, hyperlinks
> etc, just like you were doing with your wiki.
> 
> Since we have been talking DTDs and schemas for the
> past couple of
> days, I'd also point out that you'd really want (at
> least) two levels
> of XML DTD/Schema: one as a wrapper for the "core"
> content, and one as
> a wrapper for index entries in the "view" which
> would extend the tags
> to include rating information, additional
> cross-linking etc.
> 
> /Bob Dodd
> 
> 
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