[LSC] File Format Restrictions for Official Parts

[William Howard]

The part I have in mind has been officially released and then returned to 
the PT for BFCing

When I asked about removing the pov-ray code during the BFCing process I was 
told (by Steve) that it should stay

So we seem to have a major difference of opinion about "grand-father" rights 
of parts.

Personally I think a part on the tracker should conform to new standards (so 
I'm of the same opinion as Orion), but have been told otherwise (by Steve)

W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Orion Pobursky" <orion at ldraw.org>
To: "LDraw Standards Committee" <lsc at ldraw.org>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [LSC] File Format Restrictions for Official Parts



> William Howard wrote:

>>> William Howard wrote:

>>>> The official stance is given here 

>>>> http://www.ldraw.org/Article479.html - which only says that it is 

>>>> undesirable and not forbidden.

>>>>

>>>> Old files do matter, as old files quite frequently come back onto the 

>>>> tracker.  Any parts library specification needs to allow for 

>>>> pre-existing files that contain pov-ray code (one such part is the 

>>>> skelton minifig head), so we need a clause which says that parts 

>>>> already containing such statements are allowed to keep them, but new 

>>>> parts are not allowed to include them.  I shall add something to that 

>>>> effect.

>>>

>>> My stance on already official files not conforming to our set 

>>> restrictions is that they don't need to be fixed right away. However, if 

>>> they rotate onto the PT for any reason then they need to been fixed.

>>>

>>> -Orion

>>>

>> Even if that means removing pov-ray code - which has been decided by the 

>> PT Admins that it can (and should) stay?

>>

>> W

>

> Maybe we're talking about 2 different things here.  I'm referring to parts 

> that have already been officially released.  Are you talking about parts 

> that are certified but not released?

>

> Basically I see 2 different types of parts: Officially released parts and 

> those on the PT.  Are far as Parts Standards for Official Parts (or 

> whatever we decide to call it) document is concerned, the only parts that 

> apply are those currently on the PT or any future part submitted to the PT 

> (this includes Officially Released parts that are submitted to the PT to 

> be revised or fixed).  In other words, I feel that if it's on the PT, then 

> it need to conform to our standards, period.  If it's not on the PT then 

> it's OK until such time as it is on the PT.

>

> -Orion

>

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