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make explicit in Intro that Gramps XML is the native data exchange format. GEDCOM is merely a convenience format. Add Tamura Jone article to "See also"
The native data exchange format for Gramps uses is [[Gramps XML]], a structured [[Gramps_Glossary#xml|XML]] text format which supports ALL the Genealogical data that can be stored in the working relational database file. XML is a less confining more expansive format than '''''standard''''' the sluggishly evolving [[GEDCOM]].
Although Gramps is able to import '''''basic''''' genealogical data from GEDCOM through its GEDCOM Import module, much data commonly handled in modern Genealogical software can not be described while staying within the confines of the GEDCOM standard. So, GEDCOM Export from a Gramps Family Tree or Gramps XML is necessarily a '''lossy''' operation.
Since 1999, [[Import_from_another_genealogy_program#Standard_GEDCOM_as_transfer_tool|GEDCOM v5.5.1 has become the de facto standard]] for [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_crosswalk schema crosswalking] basic family history data between programs.<br/>Because [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect#Standard_and_nonstandard_dialects dialects] can arise for each program that writes GEDCOM files, we openly document where that additional layer of data loss occurs. But, since dialects cause incompatibilities in data exchange, we strive to avoid a "Gramps accented" dialect of GEDCOM.
In May 2021, a GEDCOM 7.0 version was announced. But as of September 2022, adoption is very limited with only 2 software tools reporting partial support. (See for updated [https://www.familysearch.org/en/GEDCOM/implementation-progress register of support for GEDCOM 7])
So, the 5.5.1 version remains the most widely compatible data exchange format for genealogical data.}}
* [[Lossless GEDCOM Export]]
* Discourse forum article: "[https://gramps.discourse.group/t/funny-codes-in-notes-on-published-gedcom/2590 Funny codes in notes on published GEDCOM]" (Some exported Note types not recognized for [https://www.tribalpages.com/about.html Tribal Pages] website generation.)
* Jones, Tamura. "'''[https://www.tamurajones.net/AGentleIntroductionToGEDCOM.xhtml A Gentle Introduction to GEDCOM]'''" ''Modern Software Experience'', 24 Aug 2010, [https://www.tamurajones.net/AGentleIntroductionToGEDCOM.xhtml https://www.tamurajones.net/AGentleIntroductionToGEDCOM.xhtml].
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