Hi Lance, That is unfortunate but with the use of any acronym that is bound to happen. Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. I'll make sure I'll note in the documentation that it is not the Society. Kind regards, Manfred Riem mriem@manorrock.org http://www.manorrock.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Lance [mailto:lance.b.4u@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:01 PM > To: mriem@manorrock.org > Subject: RE: [PAF-5] SAG API 0.1 released > > Manfred, your choice of "SAG" is a bit confusing for > Australians. Those are the initials commonly used down here > by the Society of Australian Genealogists. When I saw your > first post, I naturally assumed it was something they had > been working on :-). > > Visit their site at: http://www.sag.org.au/ (Notice the "sag"?). > > Lance > > > P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured > genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii > -----Original Message----- > From: Manfred Riem [mailto:mriem@manorrock.org] > Sent: Monday, 30 May 2005 5:27 AM > To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [PAF-5] SAG API 0.1 released > > 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 > >