permaculture

[negiliblek <negiliblek@yahoo.com>]

Paul Cereghino wrote:

>... -- but don't know much about 
>RDB... what about something more >conceptual like:
>tbl_element: (element_id, >element_name, element_family (lookup),
>tbl_elementattribute_link (element_id, >attribute_id)
>tbl_attribute (attribute_id)
>tbl_attribute linkage >attribute1_id, .attribute2_id, l

I'd came to the same conclusion: conceptual tables that include what you're 
calling an element table, an input output table, and a project table.

...if one chooses to see more detailed technical information on a project, 
the project table will point to a set of "specialty tables" like the ones I 
first posted. 

>processes (element does some function/work/process)
>outputs (element produces output)
>contraints (element doesn't function in presence of condition)

-thanks to your input, I'm going to add contraints and processes to the three 
concept tables (now was your input endothermic or exothermic? :] ).

And you've just given me a problem to solve:

>what if elements have different  attributes based 
>on climate?! You could have biome independant attributes and biome 
>dependant attributes or you could just qualify linkages

>Y'know... even just developing the 
>element input/output analysis 
>collectively would have tremendous value... and that could be done by 
>simply aggressively structuring an existing Wiki.

which three (or more) existing Wiki's have the soundest, technical 
information?  {oh am I ever asking for a holy war now}  But really, I want 
everyone's opinion on which Wiki site(s) they'd use if they were about to 
start a major project on their own property?

Keep the ideas coming even if you're not sure what the heck a RDB is; give me 
another week before I post the conceptual tables though.

negiliblek

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