[tei-council] Fwd: Graph File Formats

[Syd Bauman]

Mr. Roughan --

Kevin forwarded your request. I will try to take a look at your
information and provide feedback by the end of the month.

> I'm writing this to you because you or your group have been, at some
> stage, involved with designing a graph file format.
> 
> I've been doing a little examination of these, and found that the area
> is a bit of a morass. I hope to write up a little paper with the aim
> of at least describing what's out there, and maybe helping with
> future efforts.
> 
> I have attached a spreadsheet with the formats I have found, and a
> draft version of information I have ascertained. However, there are a
> large number (over 70 at last count), and I can't hope to be across
> the fine detail of all of these. But I would like to make sure that
> the information presented is as accurate as possible.
> 
> So I am asking members of this community for some feedback. Ideally,
> what I would like is three things:
> 
> -- Specific feedback on the formats you are responsible for: please
>      tell me what I have gotten wrong, and ideally provide references to
>      better documentation that I have so far found.
> 
> -- General feedback on other formats that you may know about.
>      Particularly sources of additional information, or people I should
>      contact (you can see my current list of potential contacts in the
>      attached spreadsheet). Please also add to the lists if I am missing
>      things.
> 
> -- General feedback on the criteria/classifications being used here. I
>      have attached a document outlining my thought process, and details
>      here. I would very much appreciate your views on these. The
>      document provides clearer definitions, and assumptions, as well as
> 
> The attached spreadsheet and paper should be seen as a work in
> progress, and I sincerely apologise for any mistakes.  I realise that
> the data so far has gaps (empty fields or ?s), and may have some
> details wrong, but I am very keen that this paper not misinform, and
> feedback is the only way this can happen.
> 
> I know that some of this refers to work that was done a fair time in
> the past. Some may be considered obsolete, even by its authors. I
> apologise for dragging out the past, but I am still keen to report on
> it, so any information you can provide is valuable. I am keen to also
> provide a "reference time" for older formats to provide some idea when
> the format was used, particularly if it is effectively obsolete now.
> 
> I am working on a fairly tight timeline as I don't want this to drag
> on indefinitely. So I won't guarantee that I can incorporate feedback
> after Dec 1st (but I am very happy to negotiate that if you have
> specific requirements).
> 
> P.S. You are also welcome to tell me I am wasting my time :)