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* For a brief introduction video, check [http://blip.tv/file/1142312/ Asheesh Laroia talking about liblicense] | * For a brief introduction video, check [http://blip.tv/file/1142312/ Asheesh Laroia talking about liblicense] | ||
* To see '''liblicense in action''' take a look at [[License tagger]], the cross platform file metadata editor. | * To see '''liblicense in action''' take a look at [[License tagger]], the cross platform file metadata editor. | ||
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| + | == Features == | ||
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| + | * Extract and write license information for files | ||
| + | * Supports enumeration of available licenses | ||
| + | * Wraps internationalized license information for Creative Commons licenses | ||
| + | * Bindings for dynamic languages (currently Python and Ruby) | ||
| + | * Extensible support for file types using module system | ||
| + | * No specific GUI library dependency allows applications to build the graphical chooser most appropriate for their platform. | ||
== Future Improvements == | == Future Improvements == | ||
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[[:Image:System_architecture.svg|Liblicense Architecture - SVG]] | [[:Image:System_architecture.svg|Liblicense Architecture - SVG]] | ||
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| + | == Bindings == | ||
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| + | * [[Liblicense/Python|Python]] | ||
| + | * [[Liblicense/Ruby|Ruby]] | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
See [[Operating System Mockups]] for ideas on how '''liblicense''' could be integrated into various platforms. | See [[Operating System Mockups]] for ideas on how '''liblicense''' could be integrated into various platforms. | ||
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| + | == Download == | ||
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| + | * [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/software/liblicense/liblicense-0.8.1.tar.gz Latest Release tar.gz] | ||
| + | * Debian and Ubuntu [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/packages/ repositories]. | ||
| + | * Read the [[Liblicense tutorial| tutorial]]. | ||
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| + | === Developers: Using git === | ||
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| + | If you want to check out the source code and develop on it, use this command: | ||
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| + | git clone git://code.creativecommons.org/liblicense.git | ||
| + | git submodule init | ||
| + | git submodule update | ||
| + | |||
| + | That should give you a working copy you can commit to. In case you wonder: the latter two commandsfill the directories | ||
| + | * icons/jurisdictions | ||
| + | * license.rdf | ||
| + | * licenses | ||
| + | with content from external repositories similar to ''svn:externals'' for Subversion. | ||
== More Information == | == More Information == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:53, 23 September 2015
| Description of Software | Low-level license metadata integration for applications. |
|---|---|
| Bug Tracker | Link to Bug Tracker |
| Code Repository | Link to Code repository |
| Mailing List | Link to Mailing list |
What is liblicense?
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.
- For a brief introduction video, check Asheesh Laroia talking about liblicense
- To see liblicense in action take a look at License tagger, the cross platform file metadata editor.
Features
- Extract and write license information for files
- Supports enumeration of available licenses
- Wraps internationalized license information for Creative Commons licenses
- Bindings for dynamic languages (currently Python and Ruby)
- Extensible support for file types using module system
- No specific GUI library dependency allows applications to build the graphical chooser most appropriate for their platform.
Future Improvements
- Supports verification URLs for metadata verification
Architecture
Bindings
Media
See Operating System Mockups for ideas on how liblicense could be integrated into various platforms.
Download
- Latest Release tar.gz
- Debian and Ubuntu repositories.
- Read the tutorial.
Developers: Using git
If you want to check out the source code and develop on it, use this command:
git clone git://code.creativecommons.org/liblicense.git git submodule init git submodule update
That should give you a working copy you can commit to. In case you wonder: the latter two commandsfill the directories
- icons/jurisdictions
- license.rdf
- licenses
with content from external repositories similar to svn:externals for Subversion.
More Information
- Release History and Roadmap
- Desktop Integration
- Screenshots
- RDF Reference
- File Metadata Information
- Library Documentation (generated from source)
- Buildbot helps test out liblicense on various platforms.
See Also
- Companion File metadata specification
- Tracker CC Indexing - also there is a great chart showing progress on reading/writing different filetypes (copied above).
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