[CF-metadata] Feedback requested on proposed CF Simple Geometries

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:12:03 +0100

Dear Ethan

> The EC netCDF-CF project that Ben mentioned is working on a number of CF
> extension efforts that are looking to use features of the netCDF enhanced
> data model. Those efforts will all target CF 2 rather than CF 1.x. However,
> as with the Simple Geometries, we should also expect suggestions for
> changes to CF 1.x spinning out of these efforts.
>
> The CF-2 discussion has been pretty quite for awhile now. However, I expect
> it will be more active as these various CF extension efforts start seeking
> more community input and making proposals.

This implies forking CF. I don't see the need to do that. If we did make a
major backward-incompatible change to CF, I agree that it would be logical to
call it CF2.x, and subsequent development would be based on it, but I don't see
why EarthCube proposals like Ben's shouldn't be accommodated in CF1.x.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Fri Sep 23 2016 - 08:12:03 BST