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I would say that most canonical information is not actually revised very often. Yes, the dashboard facts of a business operations are revised. Your novel in pro
by mimixco 8y ago
I would say that most canonical information is not actually revised very often. Yes, the dashboard facts of a business operations are revised. Your novel in progress is revised. But the distance to the Sun and the chemical formula for water are not revised.
A surprising amount of our everyday writing is comprised of these shared, canonical facts. Walt Disney's birthday will never change, and neither will Apple's market cap for November, 2018. When we write about those facts, we can rely on our own copy of correct, canonical data -- not a link to anything. An ideal research and writing program, as we aim Mimix to be, would also be able to alert you when and if your canonical information changes. In that case, you'll be able to retain and reference both versions in your writing. Most importantly, your future readers will, using the Mimix software, also be able to see where you got your facts. These capabilities simply don't exist in any of today's software.