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Dave, If a new standard to replace GEDCOM comes out, I expect programs will be written to convert GEDCOM to the new standard. Most of the incompatible versions of GEDCOM will also likely get converters to turn them into good-enough GEDCOM that the converters to the new standard will work. Then new programs ...

Justin, I'm actually quite surprised to hear that. I'm not a big fish (yet) and they have been more than welcoming to me. I suggest trying in person at RootsTech if you're going this year and I presume you are. Stick around at the end of one of their talks or go to their booth in the exhibit hall. I think ...

Excellent Arnold. Of course, Behold does not yet have the editing and the source-based editing option in it. I've still not finalized it yet, but my current thinking is to have a split screen showing you the source at the top or bottom, and your conclusions at the bottom or top. But you can see in ...

Thanks, Enno. The Geneanet article was Genealogy Software Updates of the Week 6 November 2014. It's good to know GEDCOM File Finder works on Wine. Would it be possible for you to add a software entry at WineHQ for it, sort of like my Behold entry?

Are you sure people are listening, Tony?

Keith, Tamura Jones was the first one I checked with. All the specs that are available are at: http://www.tamurajones.net/FamilySearchGEDCOMSpecifications.xhtml Louis

Jan, I'm happy enough to ultimately let FHISO define what a Repository is. The cataloging and indexing of the raw source materials can ultimately be done by the staff a the repositories, the staff of the publishers or crowd-sourced by the users - whatever works best. The key point is that if the method to ...

Keith, Thanks for asking. I'm now going to try to aim for November. I've now updated my future plans. Louis

Enno, Using source types based on generalized media types as you mention is one way to do it that would work. I agree that going to the micro level is way too much and unnecessary. Doing so can be done by those who create the citation templates as a separate step from the creation of the data transfer ...

Enno, Got your countries fixed. The cache was stuck. Took me a while to find where it was hidden, but I did and cleaned it out. Louis