This got bounced yesterday due to a mixup with my email address. Sorry if
this is all old hat.
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Tim Jenness
JAC software
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/~timj
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Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:22:53 -1000 (HST)
From: Tim Jenness <[log in to unmask]>
To: Starlink development <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Sign up now for more astro-spam!
On Thu, 1 May 2003, Malcolm J. Currie wrote:
> Just had a quick browse through some recent threads ("proposal to turn
> the tables", "VOPlot - Tool for plotting VOTables released", "VOPlot -
> Errors and statistics; numerical output"). I see XDF is being touted
> again, and some other tools which don't seem nearly as good as Treeview
> et al. Also we might dispute that WCS attributes are part of the
> display system and shouldn't be in the VOTable.
Is Mark subscribed to this list? Browsing the recent threads it's clear to
me that Mark and Norman need to be monitoring and contributing to this.
Going to meetings will not be enough. Malcolm is correct - people need to
be reminded constantly about Starlink products. Mark needs to be dealing
with all VOTable implementation questions. Someone should also respond
that Treeview can do everything that VOPlot can do and better (if that is
the case). The votable reader should be publicised as standalone rather
than as being part of treeview.
>
> Even if Starlink were guaranteed to give all its presentations at the
> meeting, IMHO it's worth plugging some of our stuff for non-attendees,
> the longer-term record and new participants, and to drive our points
> home. At the same time we show our expertise, experience of complex
> data structures, as well as gaining wider usage of our software.
>
Agreed. This has to be a continual effort. Everyone involved in escience
should be monitoring and contributing to the relevant lists.
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Tim Jenness
JAC software
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/~timj
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