HANKIN@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>If we want to adopt conventions for these issues now is the
>time to do it. NetCDF can fail to be a "standard" in any meaningful way if
>these issues are not addressed somewhat formally by "users" (us) acting as a
>community.
>
>I spoke to Russ Rew and he agreed that a "straw man" proposal on these
>conventions for oceanographers was in order. I will try to pull one together
>in the next few days - using "conventions.info" as a starting point but
>going into much greater detail. My main goal will be to enumerate the open
>issues. The list I generate will be VERY incomplete - I hope we can pass it
>around and add to it. When we have a moderately exhaustive list then we
>can begin discussing solutions that encompass our issues.
>
Steve, I think this is a great idea. It's probably what we should have
done when we were working on OarS conventions. Although there have
been several disparate attempts by groups to form conventions, I don't
think any of those groups would say that it's too late to cooperate!
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Rich Signell | rsignell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Woods Hole, MA 02543 | ... but it is easy for little monkeys to forget."
