“Official” statement about status of PAF premature
David April 14th, 2008
Genealogy expert, DearMYRTLE, raised a concern about my previous quote regarding PAF. She did some research into whether my sources were considered "official" or not. Contacting Gordon Clarke, LDS Family History Department, directly she found that Paul Nauta was the only person who can make "official" statements such as this.
I’ll concede that this statement on the future of PAF is a bit premature for the general public. Nevertheless, for software engineers who will be using the New FamilySearch API or the PAF API to create plugins for PAF, this statement from the Family History department makes some good suggestions for how new products can complement the technology offerings which the LDS Church has made and will be making to the community. The Ancestry Insider has offered some additional insights into specific areas of this message.