[Ham-Mac] 3D2 vs 3DA Prefix

[Brian K.Short]

On Mar 30, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> Several Linux logging programs (TLF, Xlog, possibly others) also use 
> that file, as does DX Spider, which I run for my DX cluster node here. 
>  The advantage for the programmer is that the user can install the 
> updated data without a revision to the software being required.  These 
> files also shows the correct location for active contesters who may 
> live in a call area different than the callsign would indicate.  AD1C 
> updates the file quite frequently.

I am very surprised that MLDX doesn't, but it does appear that way from 
the comments.

Aside from it just residing in a data file, the data are kept fresh.
I suppose other things could be put into a data file for simplicity,
but THIS FILE, as you say, has a lot of accumulated data over years.

Wow, revision of software?  Possibly any change of any data
or any other type of file could constitute a "revision."  I suppose
it is a boring configuration management technicality.  Certainly,
a recompile of the main program would not be required.  Whether
we should call this a "revision" or a "configuration" is another issue
to some and likely unimportant here.

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