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From: JRAMON@ccuam1.uam.es
Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.genbank
Subject: RE: Database software
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Date: 6 Aug 90 17:35:00 GMT
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Something more...

        I would also like to know of your needs. My programs only take care of
the sequence, hence I've not thought too much about other accesses. Any
suggestions?

        Oh! Isn't it nice to go back to the metaliguistics of the list? It is
all fine to discuss about witches and other theories about database formats,
but... Why not better touch a positive solution? I mean, you change the format,
and tell this is better. No doubt! But, why?

        I suppose you had something in mind before doing this. Why not share it
so that we can design our sw not only for our punctual specific purpose but
also in such a way that it could be useful for other guys. Enginnering a sw
project is more easy if you know in advance all the reasons for changes, all
the needs expected and the uses it is intended for.

        My apologies for the english, I've just re-read this and sounds
horrible. (Just some more meta-linguistics).

        J. R. Valverde
        Instituto Investigaciones Biomedicas, CSIC
        &
        Dpt. Bioquimica, Facultad de Medicina, UAM

        (Both in Madrid. Spain, of course).
Disclaimer: Que bonitos ojos tienes,
            debajo de esas dos cejas.
        (not in point, but sound well, and I also like silly senetences)