Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Re: submissions

[Tom Chance]

Borrabo, I think its best if we just go ahead with the
XML + SQLindex system for now, and try and develop our
idea on the side so we can compare them later on. 

(Oh and the creative drivers... they won't just let
you download the inf you need, you have to download
12MB of rubbish like the Creative Sound Mixer etc. to
be able to run an install file which will dump the inf
into winnt. *sigh*)

Tom Chance

--- Rob Scott <address@hidden> wrote: > .If
thats all youre going to use the xml for, then
> theres no point.   You are going to need a database
> for searching purposes anyway, and this data is much
> better kept in separate fields in the db.   AND it
> would be far easier AND fater for the perl (i
> assume)
> to enter this information into the db than it would
> be
> to save it to a file.   What do you think a database
> is FOR?????   They didnt write MySQL because it
> meant
> they could write a program with a cool sounding
> name!
> 
> 
> --- David Tanzer <address@hidden> wrote: > Re:
> the
> recent objection to an XML format for
> > submissions,
> > because everyone and their grandmother should be
> > able to make submissions
> > 
> > The web interface program can have "user friendly"
> > forms,
> > that automatically construct the XML submission
> > file.
> > 
> > For the email submissions, the XML could be send
> in
> > directly.
> > If we keep the structure simple, the XML format
> > should
> > be patently obvious even to non-technical users,
> > e.g.,
> > 
> > <author>Bill Green</author>
> > <title>An Overview of Flowering Plants</title>
> > 
> > etc.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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