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Aye. -- Herbert

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  Herbert J. Bernstein, Professor of Computer Science
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, James Hester wrote:

> Dear DDLm group,
>
> As per David's request, will you please indicate whether or not you
> support the tag set proposal currently posted at
>
> http://arcib.dowling.edu/~bernsteh/BplusS_DDLm_changes_2Feb11.dic
>
> James.
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:36 AM, David Brown <idbrown@mcmaster.ca> wrote:
>> Dear James,
>>
>> There seems to be general agreement on Herbert's version of the DDLm changes
>> to the alias and xref items given at the url in the email below, but we
>> should have a vote to formally adopt these changes in the draft DDLm that we
>> are evaluating.  Eventually the fully revised DDLm will have to be voted on
>> by COMCIFS, but at this stage we need to know that the DDLm discussion group
>> is on board so that we can start adapting DDLm CIF dictionaries.  In my
>> case, this will require changes to the majority of items in the dictionary
>> and I want to make sure that we all agree on how aliases should be presented
>> before I start making these changes.
>>
>> Can you please call for a vote.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>> Herbert J. Bernstein wrote:
>>
>> These messages are getting too long.  I have posted the current
>> best draft of what I will be using for my own work at
>>
>> http://arcib.dowling.edu/~bernsteh/BplusS_DDLm_changes_2Feb11.dic
>>
>> which should be considered a preliminary proposal to COMCIFs
>> in support of the development of a DDLm dictionary for
>> imgCIF along with a DDLm dictionary for the portion of the
>> mmCIF dictionary needed to support imgCIF.
>>
>> I hope to have practical code using this to demonstrate in Madrid,
>> when we can discuss it face-to-face.
>> =====================================================
>>   Herbert J. Bernstein, Professor of Computer Science
>>     Dowling College, Kramer Science Center, KSC 121
>>          Idle Hour Blvd, Oakdale, NY, 11769
>>
>>                   +1-631-244-3035
>>                   yaya@dowling.edu
>> =====================================================
>>
>> On Wed, 2 Feb 2011, Bollinger, John C wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:46 AM, Herbert J. Bernstein wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> I think the original COMCIFS decision of a global
>> name space was a wise choice for the major applications of
>> CIF, and would suggest we stick to it for DDLm.
>>
>> For the record, lest it be obscured by the volume of rhetoric, none of
>> the name space issues I have raised in this discussion of DDLm aliases
>> should be construed as advocacy for COMCIFS changing policy on naming,
>> prefixes, etc..  The introduction of DDLm is no justification for such a
>> disruptive move.  All I ask the group to consider is whether DDLm should
>> provide for cases where COMCIFS policy is not observed.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John
>>
>> --
>> John C. Bollinger, Ph.D.
>> Department of Structural Biology
>> St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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