On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> one major bit of functionality that is missing from RAT are detached > license descriptors. this is basically some means for an outside > document to contain license information for files which cannot contain > it themselves for example, test data. > > i would prefer RDF documents with relative URLs so that the meta-data is > exposed for any other tools to read but upon reflection, it may well be > better to allow this function to be plugged in. > > opinions? If I'd be the one to implement it, I'd do it as plugins. Of course, the default plugin would be configured from a an external resource, one per license. Ant or Maven Plugins could be used to have additional directories with additional resources. Jochen -- Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em. -- (Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time)
