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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 09:44:23 +0200
From: "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 09:35:55 +0200 (CEST)
gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:

> 
> 
> On Sun, 13 Sep 2015, Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> 
> > Are there really an problems with the current file format that's hampering development?
> 
> I think there are problems with the internal data model, which are in turn 
> reflected in the file format. I believe the syntax of the current file 
> format is flexible enough to follow changes in the data model.
> 
> The current data model makes it hard to implement some of the features 
> popping up in these threads.

Then I guess it would be better to start with the internal data model and change file format then figured out how it could better represented.