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OMF
News
XML DTD now in CVS on ibiblio
A CVS tree has been set up on ibiblio to handle version management of the OMF XML DTD. Point your CVS clients to www.ibiblio.org/osrt/omf/cvsroot or check out the CVS web interface.
Subscribe to the OMF discussion list
There have been some requests for an email discussion list about OMF. Well,
go subscribe.
What
is the Open Source Metadata Framework?
The OMF aims
to collect data about Open Source documentation, or metadata,
that will be used to describe the documentation. The idea
is that the OMF will act as a sophisticated card catalog type
of system for the numerous Open Source documentation projects
that exist. The OMF offers a number of advantages over standard
card catalog type systems, however. Chief among these is the
fact that the OMF has been designed from the ground up to
be completely open, standards based, and sharable. We will
accomplish this by using pre-defined standards (XML and the
Dublin Core description for
metadata) and allowing all metadata generated to be accessed
by anyone that wants it. Because the metadata itself is to
be stored in XML files, anyone should be able to use it. If
you still have questions, please try our FAQ
or send questions to omf@metalab.unc.edu
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