# Date concept insufficiency (?)

**URL:** <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/date-concept-insufficiency/2239>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** dates\
**Created:** [February 7, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/date-concept-insufficiency/2239 "2022-02-07T15:56:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/date-concept-insufficiency/2239/7 "2022-02-08T16:02:31Z")

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> [@cdhorn](#):
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> I think a very strong argument can be made the concern over GEDCOM compatability and the GEDCOM oriented mindset have held back the evolution of Genealogical software for two decades now.

Yes fully agree with that. Also many forum discussions about new fetaures died because there was no useful way to store new data in existing GEDCOM structures. Sometimes there were workarounds using the existing structures, but the usability was terrible.

Some discussions I remember:

- Support for **[DNA genealogy](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/dna-data-storage-strawman/851)**
- A **[Heirlooms](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/a-new-heirlooms-category/1993)** category to track all kinds of inheritable items
- **[Sets](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sets-in-gramps/924)** as a container for multiple different objects e.g.
  - a clan = several families
  - an organisation = people and places

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