Hi Ross, > From: Ross G. H. Cotton [mailto:rgcotton@skylinc.net] > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:58 AM > To: mriem@manorrock.org > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] SAG API 0.1 released > > I wish you would tell everybody what API stands for? API stands for Application Programming Interface, it is a means for programmers to use a specific package. I am aware that not everyone is a programmer, but a review of the design can be done by anyone. > And what does SAG mean? SAG is an acronym for Simple API for Genealogy. I am trying to make it possible to make it easier to access genealogical data more uniformly. > You don't say but I think hidden in the outcome is that > my data would be stored on the Internet for ALL to steal > and make incorrect changes to? > > Is that correct? Actually whether or not you want to use the Web version is entirely up to you. Right now I don't even have that version online, it is still in the early stages of development. It will feature login and SSL security so if you do NOT want to share your data with anybody it won't be shared. The reason why I am introducing the Web version is to make it easier to collaborate with close family members. Each of which will have their own separate logins. If you want to review and help me hammer out a good model on what can and cannot be done, or should I say what should be done and should not be done, please speak up. Just so you know the other version, which is the Java Webstart version still stores your data on your local PC in the PAF 5 data format, the only thing it gets from the Internet is the updates to the program. Kind regards, Manfred Riem mriem@manorrock.org http://www.manorrock.org/