On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:48:41 +0200, Steve Hayes <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote: >On the Legacy user group and elsewhere various people have discussed >things like using MS Acess to manipulate Legacy data, and various other >things relating broadly to genealogy software development. > >We don't all have exactly the same concerns, but I think they overlap >sufficiently to make it possible to have useful conversations and share >ideas. It would therefore be nice if we could get together in a forum >where such discussions would not be off topic, and go beyond the scope (or >remit, as Brits say) of the forum. > >I've tried to discuss tuch things in the soc.genealogy.computing >newsgroup, which seems to be the logical place for it, though people also >discuss things like how to do this or that in such and such a program, and >most only seem to be interested in that. A few people have responded positively to the idea of having a genealogy software development forum on YahooGroups, so I've started it. If you are interested, you can have a look at it here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gensoft/ I've already sent invitations to some to join it. Be warned -- it is not for novices. It is *not* the place to ask questions like "I've just started my genealogy, which program should I use?" The best place to ask that sort of question is in the soc.genealogy.computing newsgroup. But it *would* be useful to have experienced users of genealogy programs (or even gener4al programs that they use for genealogy) to share their expertise, and say what features they'd like to see improved. If you've ever felt "I wish I had a program that could do such and such." Then feel free to come and sahre it in the group, and see if anyone would be willing to help implement your idea. [ follow-ups set to soc.genealogy.computing ] -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk