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<p>Sping: /* Developers: Using git */ Short git submodule explanation</p> <hr /> <div>== What is liblicense? ==<br /> <br /> In short: '''''Low-level license metadata integration for applications.'''''<br /> <br /> liblicense provides a straight-forward way for developers to build license-aware applications. liblicense utilizes a pluggable module system for reading and writing metadata from specific file types, allowing extensibility for specific content types.<br /> <br /> * For a brief introduction video, check [http://blip.tv/file/1142312/ Asheesh Laroia talking about liblicense]<br /> * To see '''liblicense in action''' take a look at [[License tagger]], the cross platform file metadata editor.<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> <br /> * Extract and write license information for files<br /> * Supports enumeration of available licenses<br /> * Wraps internationalized license information for Creative Commons licenses<br /> * Bindings for dynamic languages (currently Python and Ruby) <br /> * Extensible support for file types using module system<br /> * No specific GUI library dependency allows applications to build the graphical chooser most appropriate for their platform.<br /> <br /> == Future Improvements ==<br /> <br /> * Supports [[WebStatement|verification]] URLs for metadata verification<br /> <br /> == Architecture ==<br /> [[Image:System_architecture.png]]<br /> <br /> [[:Image:System_architecture.svg|Liblicense Architecture - SVG]]<br /> <br /> == Bindings ==<br /> <br /> * [[Liblicense/Python|Python]]<br /> * [[Liblicense/Ruby|Ruby]]<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> <br /> See [[Operating System Mockups]] for ideas on how '''liblicense''' could be integrated into various platforms.<br /> <br /> == Download ==<br /> <br /> * [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/software/liblicense/liblicense-0.8.1.tar.gz Latest Release tar.gz]<br /> * Debian and Ubuntu [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/packages/ repositories].<br /> * Read the [[Liblicense tutorial| tutorial]].<br /> <br /> === Developers: Using git ===<br /> <br /> If you want to check out the source code and develop on it, use this command:<br /> <br /> git clone git://code.creativecommons.org/liblicense.git<br /> git submodule init<br /> git submodule update<br /> <br /> That should give you a working copy you can commit to. In case you wonder: the latter two commandsfill the directories<br /> * icons/jurisdictions<br /> * license.rdf<br /> * licenses<br /> with content from external repositories similar to ''svn:externals'' for Subversion.<br /> <br /> == More Information ==<br /> <br /> * [[Liblicense/Releases|Release History]] and [[Liblicense/Roadmap|Roadmap]]<br /> * [[Liblicense/Desktop_Integration|Desktop Integration]]<br /> * [[Liblicense/Screenshots|Screenshots]]<br /> * [[License RDF|RDF Reference]]<br /> * [[Liblicense/Metadata_Table|File Metadata Information]]<br /> * [http://labs.creativecommons.org/~nathan/liblicense Library Documentation] (generated from source)<br /> * [[Buildbot]] helps test out liblicense on various platforms.<br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Companion File metadata specification]] <br /> * [[Tracker CC Indexing]] - also there is a great chart showing progress on reading/writing different filetypes (copied above).<br /> <br /> {{Challenge Enabled}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Developer]]<br /> [[Category:Metadata]]<br /> [[Category:Desktop]]<br /> [[Category:Labs]]<br /> [[Category:Tools]]<br /> [[Category:Specification]]<br /> [[Category:Operating System]]<br /> [[Category:Technology]]<br /> [[Category:Integration]]<br /> <br /> __NOTOC__<br /> {{lowercase}}</div>

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