[Ham-Mac] 3D2 vs 3DA Prefix

[Don Agro]

On 30-Mar-07, at 5:47 PM, Brian K.Short wrote:

> 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.

A number of the data files in MacLoggerDX are updated over the  
internet instantly with a single menu command "Update Internet Files"

This includes the DXCC special issue calls.

Again - what's your point ?


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