As with any project you need a plan. From a technical perspective, the DT project is really no different to any other standard IT type project. You need to identify what you want to achieve, look at the tasks involved, then link these tasks to a timeline and then find the people and resources to implement the project..

Some things can happen concurrently. For example the checking, editing, proofing or whatever... of the actual DT data. This is an essential task and interested people with the time, skills, resources etc, could be working on that element of the DT project.

On the other hand there is nothing in principle to stop other people from working on other elements like the database format and online interface. You just create a "shell" and use dummy data making sure all the bits of the database are connected and work as expected. When the data is ready, you populate the database, test and then deploy it for review and comment. Alpha and Beta testing in that way is all about quality and you get a better final product.

A cross platform solution in Java or Flash, Shockwave etc, could also be investigated and developed concurrently by interested 'catters. I'm sure a little bit of server space could be found as a test site.

Needdless to say you need people to make it happen. Why not put it out to interested 'catters who have the skills interest, resources, time and love of the music to form a working project team to identify the key tasks and sub tasks, develop a work plan, timeline and allocate people to specific subtasks and then get on with it.

This neednt be bigger than Ben Hur but could be managed by a small, committed team that is focussed on outcomes i.e. a new, updated DT available to all on line or in some stand alone format.

Cheers,

Andrez