16-12-2019, 07:30 PM
I've been trying to work out a way to share this.
The problem is I originally made these tools to solve the VMS, not to share. They seem to be two different things.
When you share, you have to use formats and protocols that are generally accepted and known and available. Everything I use was created by me.
I created my own fonts because I wasn't satisfied with what was out there.
I created my own transcripts because what I found wasn't accurate or flexible enough.
I created my own database to store all the information from the concordance (which I also created myself) because there was nothing at all to do these tasks. It's an essential resource and lets you look up any pattern in the VMS almost instantly, with stats, locations, dependencies and relevancies.
So now I have this huge resource that is not compatible with anything else out there. Sharing it piecemeal doesn't seem to work. I'm a big picture person and the bits and pieces don't mean anything unless you have the whole puzzle in front of you. But if I give it all away, then I'm giving away 12 years of work.
So... as of a couple of days ago (because of threads like this), I'm putting some brain cycles into how this can be done (and whether it should be done). I hate seeing people re-invent the wheel when good tools are available, but there also has to be a balance. It wouldn't be fair if I simply gave up a considerable chunk of my life and got nothing in return.
I'll give myself a week or so to see if I can find a solution.
The problem is I originally made these tools to solve the VMS, not to share. They seem to be two different things.
When you share, you have to use formats and protocols that are generally accepted and known and available. Everything I use was created by me.
I created my own fonts because I wasn't satisfied with what was out there.
I created my own transcripts because what I found wasn't accurate or flexible enough.
I created my own database to store all the information from the concordance (which I also created myself) because there was nothing at all to do these tasks. It's an essential resource and lets you look up any pattern in the VMS almost instantly, with stats, locations, dependencies and relevancies.
So now I have this huge resource that is not compatible with anything else out there. Sharing it piecemeal doesn't seem to work. I'm a big picture person and the bits and pieces don't mean anything unless you have the whole puzzle in front of you. But if I give it all away, then I'm giving away 12 years of work.
So... as of a couple of days ago (because of threads like this), I'm putting some brain cycles into how this can be done (and whether it should be done). I hate seeing people re-invent the wheel when good tools are available, but there also has to be a balance. It wouldn't be fair if I simply gave up a considerable chunk of my life and got nothing in return.
I'll give myself a week or so to see if I can find a solution.