Re: Re: HYB: finding pedigrees

> The CD issue raises a lot of questions. I would like to hear how people
> would use a CD given the following:
>
> <That a CD would contain just the data in text form of the registrations.
...
> <What would you use the information for?>

First thing would be to do lookups and cut and paste the info on the cultivars 
that I grow into my database. From my iris database I print labels, tags for 
shows, lists for garden maps and reference counts of irises grown for 
activity reports.
I would also consider using a complete database for looking up parentage info 
for crosses, getting info on irises being offered in our sales and auctions 
and other miscellaneous checks. All stuff I could potentially do online 
except that my home connection is just too annoyingly slow. With plenty of 
disk space, I  would rather load up all the databases into one searchable 
one.

> <How would you access the information?>

Most often thru a database. (I use Postgres, public domain database software, 
most often, but do use others.)

> <How would you search the information?>

Most often by using extracts (aka selects) and sorts, usually on the name, but 
other fields as well.

> <How would you conduct boolean searches?>

Sorting an extract by the 2 (or more) keys of whatever I was looking for.

> <If the CD did have a search program associated with it:
> What platforms would it run on? (PC, Mac, Unix)>

I still believe the right answer is an open one. Plain text is open. But a 
user friendly interface for everyone - why not have all the data in a web 
browser accessible format? It can be searchable and almost any browser can 
convert html to text... This would answer all the questions about OS versions 
and issues about rights to use software.

As far as the good questions about copylefts and rights for the data itself, 
ack, my brain shakes in puzzlement...

I bought a book the other day called "War of Honor" by David Weber. It came 
with a CD. On the CD were all 10 books in the Honor Harrington series, in 
several formats, one of which is via a web browser, searchable as well. Also 
was RTF, MS word, PDF and another I forget, plus a bunch of other stuff. 
Please understand that this was the full text of every book and Mr. Weber is 
(enjoyably) very wordy. I was flabbergasted. Happy, but flabbergasted...

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