# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Jan 17, 2009)

- Kanzure discussed collaboration with Zack Hoecken, the programmer behind Thingiverse, regarding packaging format standards for 3D printable objects, with potential for sharing CC-licensed content.

- A discussion about SKDB (skill database) functionality explored how it could analyze make-dependencies for parts and potentially verify assembly instructions, though assembly verification would require structured data representation.

- The conversation touched on recipe representation formats for manufacturing, with reference to a significant thread on the OpenManufacturing group about standardizing instructions.

- Genehacker expressed interest in determining whether a set of LEGO parts could be designed to manipulate other LEGO pieces (grasping and applying force), suggesting exploration of self-replicating or self-assembling systems.

- MLcad software was mentioned as a LEGO CAD program with "make into step" features for creating assembly instructions, though these remain pictorial rather than data-structured.

- Samrose and Kanzure discussed coordinating backend development work using Python tools (Mercurial, Hatta wiki) as alternatives to Git and other platforms for collaborative design repositories.