[CF-metadata] CF provisional standards

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:49:52 +0000

Dear Bryan

> > I disagree. We have only discussed and agreed things when people said they
> > needed them. I think it is unlikely that there is any single codebase that
> > supports all of it, but I expect that nearly all of it has been used some-
> > where to *write* data at least, if not to read it. Because data exists for
> > longer and is harder to rewrite than software, we have to be very cautious
> > about changing a convention once it has been agreed.
>
> Huh? Are you really arguing for what I call a WORN archive: Write Once
> Read Never ???

No. I expect the data has been used, but it might be that some of the metadata
has not been interpreted by programs, although it might have been examined
by humans. However, conventions were devised so the metadata could be written,
because people thought it worthwhile to record it.

Cheers

Jonathan
Received on Fri Nov 17 2006 - 06:49:52 GMT