Index: openacs-4/contrib/packages/populate/populate.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/contrib/packages/populate/populate.info,v
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.1.2.1
--- openacs-4/contrib/packages/populate/populate.info 27 Jan 2003 20:23:01 -0000 1.1
+++ openacs-4/contrib/packages/populate/populate.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.1.2.1
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
postgresql
Don Baccus
- Populate database
- This package provides a convenient web-based UI which allows one to populate the database with large numbers of users, groups, etc.
+ Populate database with test data.
+ This package provides a convenient web-based UI which allows one to populate the database with large numbers of users, groups, etc for scalability testing.
Index: openacs-4/packages/glossary/glossary.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/glossary/glossary.info,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.6.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/glossary/glossary.info 17 May 2003 10:45:36 -0000 1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/glossary/glossary.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:52 -0000 1.6.2.1
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@
postgresql
Dennis Gregorovic
- Users can create glossaries which contain terms and their definitions.
+ User maintained glossary.
2001-02-06
ArsDigita Corporation
- The Glossary Package is based on the ACS 3.x glossary module which was simply a repository for a site's terms and their definitions.
+
+ The glossary package supports glossaries for multiple
+ contexts. A site, subsite, group, user, or even a document
+ may have one or more glossaries associated with it. Terms may have
+ illustrations (acs-content-repository). Each glossary can have its
+ security set (acs-permissions), a workflow, and optionally except user
+ comments. A glossary's content is stored in the content repository. Relies on the deprecated acs-workflow module.
+
-In the process of migrating the glossary to an ACS 4.0 package, we will expand it's feature set to support multiple contexts. A site, subsite, group, user, or
-even document (a this point the document must exist in the database as an ACS object) may have one or more glossaries associated with it. Terms may
-have illustrations (acs-content-repository). Each glossary can have its security set (acs-permissions), a workflow, and optionally except user comments. A
-glossary's content will be stored in the content repository and its presentation will use the ArsDigita Templating System (ATS).
-
Index: openacs-4/packages/lars-blogger/lars-blogger.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/lars-blogger/lars-blogger.info,v
diff -u -r1.25.2.3 -r1.25.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/lars-blogger/lars-blogger.info 26 Nov 2003 13:34:51 -0000 1.25.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/lars-blogger/lars-blogger.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:52 -0000 1.25.2.4
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
Lars Pind
Simon Carstensen
- Write your own web log
+ Individual or collaborative web logs.
2003-11-10
Collaboraid
- Manages multiple weblogs for your wbsite.
+ Weblog creation and management with notifications, RSS, archives, draft and published entries, includable templates for presenting on other pages, and permissioning for multiple users.
Index: openacs-4/packages/logger/logger.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/logger/logger.info,v
diff -u -r1.8.2.1 -r1.8.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/logger/logger.info 3 Dec 2003 18:07:03 -0000 1.8.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/logger/logger.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.8.2.2
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
Lars Pind
Peter Marklund
- Supports time and expenses reporting. Full specification is here: http://www.collaboraid.biz/developer/logger-spec
+ Time and expenses reporting.
2003-05-08
Collaboraid
-
+ Logger lets you keep track of measurements over time. The primary use case is time and expenses reporting, an area where we are being guided by the HR-XML Time Expense Reporting 2.0 standard. However, the intention is to allow for reporting of arbitrary types of numerical data such as financial results - account balance, revenue etc. You could even use this application to monitor your weight. The full specification is here: <a href="http://www.collaboraid.biz/developer/logger-spec">http://www.collaboraid.biz/developer/logger-spec<a>
Index: openacs-4/packages/monitoring/monitoring.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/monitoring/monitoring.info,v
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.7.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/monitoring/monitoring.info 28 Aug 2003 09:41:57 -0000 1.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/monitoring/monitoring.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.7.2.1
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
Joseph Bank
Vinod Kurup
- Monitoring apps ported from ACS 3.4.x
+ Server and database monitoring.
2002-08-19
OpenACS
- The monitoring apps from ACS 3.4.x /admin/monitoring directory. Includes Cassandracle, Watchdog, etc.
+ A collection of tools for monitoring server and database health, including cassandracle (oracle monitoring), watchdog (error log monitoring). Derived from the ACS 3.4.x /admin/monitoring tools.
Index: openacs-4/packages/news/news.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/news/news.info,v
diff -u -r1.12 -r1.12.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/news/news.info 10 Nov 2003 16:36:31 -0000 1.12
+++ openacs-4/packages/news/news.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.12.2.1
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@
OpenACS
- News application
+ Used for announcements and news items.
2003-11-10
OpenACS
- News publication tool for corporate and website news in HTML and plain text format.
-Beta release.
+ News publication tool. Publication of plain text or html news items with support for scheduled publication and commentability.
Index: openacs-4/packages/news-aggregator-portlet/news-aggregator-portlet.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/news-aggregator-portlet/news-aggregator-portlet.info,v
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.3.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/news-aggregator-portlet/news-aggregator-portlet.info 12 Nov 2003 14:24:48 -0000 1.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/news-aggregator-portlet/news-aggregator-portlet.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.3.2.1
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
Simon Carstensen
2003-05-15
+ A portlet interface to News Aggregator
Index: openacs-4/packages/notes/notes.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/notes/notes.info,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.6.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/notes/notes.info 8 Oct 2003 16:05:26 -0000 1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/notes/notes.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.6.2.1
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
Vinod Kurup
Rafael Schloming
- A sample ACS Application that allows users to manage notes online.
+ Sample application for users to manage notes online.
2001-03-05
OpenACS
- This is a sample application for ACS 4.x.
+ This is a sample application for OpenACS 4.x to show how applications should be built, unfortunately it
+ has not kept pace with current best practices.
Index: openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info,v
diff -u -r1.23.2.2 -r1.23.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info 28 Nov 2003 19:58:38 -0000 1.23.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/notifications/notifications.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.23.2.3
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
OpenACS
- Notification Management
+ Email notifications management
2003-11-07
OpenACS
+ Provides an API for packages to provide subscription based email notifications and handle replies. Used by forums, bug-tracker, etc. The currently prefered package for email notifications.
Index: openacs-4/packages/openfts-driver/openfts-driver.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openfts-driver/openfts-driver.info,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.6.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/openfts-driver/openfts-driver.info 16 Jan 2003 13:54:04 -0000 1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/openfts-driver/openfts-driver.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.6.2.1
@@ -12,28 +12,11 @@
postgresql
Neophytos Demetriou
+ Full text search support for Search via OpenFTS.
+ Provides an implementation for the search packages service contract for searching on postgresql.
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Index: openacs-4/packages/organizations/organizations.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/organizations/organizations.info,v
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.2.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/organizations/organizations.info 8 Oct 2003 16:05:26 -0000 1.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/organizations/organizations.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.2.2.1
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- Implementation of HR-XML organizations spec.
+ Implementation of HR-XML organizations datamodel.
Mayuli Enterprises LLC
- Implementation of HR-XML organizations spec.
+ Provides the datamodel for an
+ implementation of the HR-XML organizations spec, but no API for
+ manipulating the data. Also note that the Oracle code is out of sync
+ with the Postgres code. The source code has comments in it indicating
+ what needs to be updated to make things work correctly [Jade Rubick].
+
+
Index: openacs-4/packages/page/page.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/page/page.info,v
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.8.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/page/page.info 23 Aug 2003 00:29:11 -0000 1.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/page/page.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.8.2.1
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
postgresql
Rafael Schloming
- Creates a page.
+ Minimal site node package
2002-05-15
OpenACS
+ a minimal package which exists primarily as a site-node placeholder for a path component (so that the context bar can be properly constructed
Index: openacs-4/packages/payflowpro/payflowpro.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/payflowpro/Attic/payflowpro.info,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.6.1
--- openacs-4/packages/payflowpro/payflowpro.info 23 Sep 2002 23:32:24 -0000 1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/payflowpro/payflowpro.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.4.6.1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
PayFlowPro payment gateway.
2002-05-13
furfly.net, LLC
- This is a payment gateway for Verisign's PayFlowPro.
+ This is a payment gateway for Verisign's PayFlowPro. Note that there are problems with the supplied libraries from verisign and it is anticipated that this package will be deprecated or removed see <a href="http://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=149360">TIP 33</a>
Index: openacs-4/packages/payment-gateway/payment-gateway.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/payment-gateway/payment-gateway.info,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.5.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/payment-gateway/payment-gateway.info 16 Jan 2003 13:54:22 -0000 1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/payment-gateway/payment-gateway.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:53 -0000 1.5.2.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
Payment Gateway Service Contract
2002-05-13
furfly.net, LLC
- This service contract provides an API for modules to interact with a credit card payment service provider.
+ This service contract defines an API for modules to interact with a credit card payment service providers.
Index: openacs-4/packages/photo-album/photo-album.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/photo-album/photo-album.info,v
diff -u -r1.8.2.1 -r1.8.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/photo-album/photo-album.info 3 Dec 2003 22:52:32 -0000 1.8.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/photo-album/photo-album.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.8.2.2
@@ -11,25 +11,19 @@
Jeff Davis
Walter McGinnis
Tom Baginski
- A photo album application that provides photo display
-and grouping functionality using the ACS Content Repository.
+ Organization, editing and display of user uploaded photos.
2003-09-26
OpenACS
A photo album application that provides photo display and grouping
functionality using the ACS Content Repository.
-
+<p>
Allows users to upload photos, store and edit attributes, and group
-photos into albums and folders. Allows site administrators to set
-permissions that control who can do and see what within a photo album
-application. Includes sub-site support.
-
+photos into albums and folders. Supports permissioning, exif data, and user clipboards.
+<p>
Requires installation of ImageMagick and jhead on host machine. See design doc
-
for details.
+
-Heavily modified from the original Ars Digita version by
-davis@xarg.net.
-
Index: openacs-4/packages/postal-address/postal-address.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/postal-address/postal-address.info,v
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.1.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/postal-address/postal-address.info 13 Mar 2003 21:49:44 -0000 1.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/postal-address/postal-address.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.1.2.1
@@ -13,63 +13,14 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is an implementation of HR-XML's address standard.
+ An implementation of HR-XML's address standard.
Mayuli Enterprises LLC
- This is an implementation of HR-XML's address standard.<p>
-Originally part of Contacts-Lite, it is now a service.
+ This is an implementation of HR-XML's address standard.<p>Originally part of Contacts-Lite, now a service.
-
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Index: openacs-4/packages/press/press.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/press/press.info,v
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.7.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/press/press.info 31 Oct 2003 16:09:23 -0000 1.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/press/press.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.7.2.1
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
postgresql
Sarah Barwig
- Press allows publishers to display external press coverage of their site.
+ Display external press coverage.
2001-01-17
ArsDigita Corporation
+ Supports templated display of press coverage with templates to
+ support bibliographic style display and excerpts of print and web based external press converage.
Index: openacs-4/packages/redirect/redirect.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/redirect/redirect.info,v
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.1.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/redirect/redirect.info 29 Sep 2003 13:17:37 -0000 1.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/redirect/redirect.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.1.2.1
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
Tilmann Singer
- Simple package that redirects from the URL it is mounted on to another URL.
+ Simple redirection package.
2003-09-29
- Simple package that redirects from the URL it is mounted on to another URL. Useful when you have moved content to a new place but don't want old links to break.
-
-The new URL can be entered with a parameter setting.
-
-Note that it does not pass through requests to another application, e.g. one that is running on apache. Use the gatekeeper package for this.
+ Redirects from the URL at which it is mounted on to another URL. Useful when you have moved content to a new place but don't want old links to break. The new URL can be entered with a parameter setting. Note that it does not pass through requests to another application, e.g. one that is running on apache. Use the gatekeeper package for this.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info 17 May 2003 11:05:58 -0000 1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/ref-countries.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.4.2.1
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is geo-spatial country data.
+ ISO 3166 country data.
Mayuli Enterprises, LLC
- Countries supplies the ISO 3166 Country data.
+ Countries supplies the ISO 3166 Country data for acs-reference.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-currency/ref-currency.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-currency/ref-currency.info,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.5.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-currency/ref-currency.info 17 May 2003 11:07:06 -0000 1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-currency/ref-currency.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.5.2.1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is the currency sub-module for acs-reference.
+ Currency Data, ISO 4217 for acs-reference.
Mayuli Enterprises, LLC
This is the currency sub-module for acs-reference.
It provides ISO 4217 compatibility.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-itu/ref-itu.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-itu/ref-itu.info,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-itu/ref-itu.info 25 Oct 2003 14:31:40 -0000 1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-itu/ref-itu.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.4.2.1
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes
+ Telecom Country codes, ITU-T Recommendation E.164 for acs-reference.
Mayuli Enterprises LLC
- List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes
+ List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.6.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info 17 May 2003 11:07:51 -0000 1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-language/ref-language.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:54 -0000 1.6.2.1
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is the ISO language reference data.
+ ISO 639-1 language reference data for acs-reference.
Mayuli Enterprises LLC
- This is the ISO language reference data.
-You should use this if you are using the reference data package as many other reference data packages are dependent on this.
+ This is the ISO 639-1 language reference data (with languages names in english).
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info,v
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.11.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info 10 Nov 2003 14:28:56 -0000 1.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-timezones/ref-timezones.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:55 -0000 1.11.2.1
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
Jon Griffin
- This is the timezone data for the reference data package.
+ Timezone data for acs-reference.
2003-11-07
Mayuli Enterprises LLC
- This is the timezone data for the reference data package.
+ This is the timezone data for the acs-reference data package. Used by acs-lang (among others) for localized times.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-us-counties/ref-us-counties.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-us-counties/ref-us-counties.info,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.6.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-us-counties/ref-us-counties.info 23 Sep 2002 23:32:28 -0000 1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-us-counties/ref-us-counties.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:55 -0000 1.4.6.1
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is geo-spatial data of US Counties.
+ US Counties geo-spatial data.
Mayuli Enterprises, LLC
- Needs US States as well as other ref- packages.
+ Provides FIPS codes, name,state, population, land area, latitude and longitute, etc.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-us-states/ref-us-states.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-us-states/ref-us-states.info,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.6.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-us-states/ref-us-states.info 17 May 2003 11:12:39 -0000 1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-us-states/ref-us-states.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:55 -0000 1.6.2.1
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is all the US States.
+ US States
Mayuli Enterprises, LLC
- This is all the US States.
-It is needed by many other packages.
+ This is all the US States. Provides abbreviation, name, and FIPS state code.
Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-us-zipcodes/ref-us-zipcodes.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-us-zipcodes/ref-us-zipcodes.info,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.5.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-us-zipcodes/ref-us-zipcodes.info 17 May 2003 11:13:48 -0000 1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-us-zipcodes/ref-us-zipcodes.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:55 -0000 1.5.2.1
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
postgresql
Jon Griffin
- This is US Zipcodes. Part of the ACS-Reference package
+ US Zipcodes
Mayuli Enterprises, LLC
- This is needed by ecommerce among other things.
+ Provides zipcode, name, FIPS state and county codes, latitude and longitude. Does not provide ZIP+4 data.
Index: openacs-4/packages/robot-detection/robot-detection.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/robot-detection/robot-detection.info,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.5.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/robot-detection/robot-detection.info 28 Aug 2003 09:41:58 -0000 1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/robot-detection/robot-detection.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:55 -0000 1.5.2.1
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
postgresql
Roger Hsueh
- Redirects web robots to a specified URL
+ Redirect web robots to specified URLs
2001-01-26
ArsDigita Corporation
- With this package, you can automatically redirect web robots from search engines away from areas that require login and into a separate area which should have content suitable for indexing.
+ With this package, you can automatically redirect web robots from search engines away from areas that require login and into a separate area which provides content suitable for indexing. You should be aware that this is sometimes considered to be
+<a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/faq.html#cloaking">cloaking</a> so excercise care here.
+
Index: openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info,v
diff -u -r1.12 -r1.12.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info 10 Nov 2003 16:36:31 -0000 1.12
+++ openacs-4/packages/rss-support/rss-support.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:55 -0000 1.12.2.1
@@ -12,17 +12,24 @@
Dave Bauer
Jerry Asher
Andrew Grumet
- Basic support for RSS generation (and parsing). RDF Site Summary (RSS) is a lightweight multipurpose extensible metadata description and syndication format. This package can be used to publish ACS objects in a manner useful to other websites and webservices.
-
+ Service contracts and support for generating RSS feeds
2003-11-10
- For each item (news event, ticket, bboard message, ...) that you want to publish, you create a property list that describes that item (url to item, title of item, description of item, etc.). You pass a list of those items
-(and some other parameters) to rss_gen, and it will generate your XML for you.
-
-<ul>
-<li> <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=rss+0.91'>RSS 0.91 specification</a>
-<li> <a href='http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rss-dev/files/specification.html'>RSS 1.0 specification</a>
-</ul>
-
+ Basic support for RSS
+generation and parsing. RDF Site Summary (RSS) is a lightweight
+multipurpose extensible metadata description and syndication format.
+This package can be used to publish site content in a manner useful to
+other websites and webservices. <p> For each item (news event,
+ticket, bboard message, ...) that you want to publish, you create a
+property list that describes that item (url to item, title of item,
+description of item, etc.). You pass a list of those items (and some
+other parameters) to rss_gen, and it will generate your XML for you.
+You can also implenent a set of functions that satisfy the RSS service
+contracts and the RSS can be recreated from a scheduled procedure.
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+<ul>
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Index: openacs-4/packages/sample-gateway/sample-gateway.info
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+ A sample payment gateway, suitable for testing and as a skeletion for a full implementation.
Index: openacs-4/packages/schema-browser/schema-browser.info
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Joseph Bank
- Schema browser, basically just a copy of the ACS 3.4 stuff packagized.
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+ Site wide search
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+ Site wide search implemented with service contracts, currently
+ only supports postgres via the OpenFTS driver.
Index: openacs-4/packages/shipping-gateway/shipping-gateway.info
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Bart Teeuwisse
- First stab at a service contract for shipping services like UPS, Fedex or home grown shipping rates.
+ Service contract definitions for for shipping services like UPS or Fedex.
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- First stab at a service contract for shipping services like UPS, Fedex or home grown shipping rates like value-based shipping rates.
+ First stab at a service contract to define an interface to shipping services like UPS, Fedex or home grown shipping rates like value-based shipping rates.
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Nicholas Strugnell
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+ Ask users questions and record results.
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ArsDigita Corporation
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+ Simple survey is a survey builder. Surveys can contain questions with different types of answer several types: multiple choice (radio buttons), multiple answer (checkboxes) or free text entry. Multiple choice questions may also be scored on one or more variables.
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--- openacs-4/packages/site-wide-search/site-wide-search.info 17 May 2003 11:32:49 -0000 1.4
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- Provides search functionality for application data. Supports permissioning, subsites, and searching by keywords.
+ Provides site wide search functionality for application data. oracle only.
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ArsDigita Corporation
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+ An example package to show how to theme via master templates.
Index: openacs-4/packages/spam/spam.info
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+ Send mail to collections of users.
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Index: openacs-4/packages/survey/survey.info
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+ User defined surveys with reporting.
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+ Expanded functionality survey package derived from simple-survey.
Index: openacs-4/packages/telecom-number/telecom-number.info
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+ Datamodel and UI for the HR-XML telecom standard.
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Index: openacs-4/packages/trackback/trackback.info
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+ Implements the trackback ping specification
+<a href="http://www.movabletype.org/docs/mttrackback.html">http://www.movabletype.org/docs/mttrackback.html</a>,
+for use with lars-blogger.
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Index: openacs-4/packages/user-preferences/user-preferences.info
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2003-11-10
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Index: openacs-4/packages/value-based-shipping/value-based-shipping.info
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--- openacs-4/packages/value-based-shipping/value-based-shipping.info 19 Sep 2002 20:02:38 -0000 1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/value-based-shipping/value-based-shipping.info 6 Dec 2003 15:48:56 -0000 1.4.6.1
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Index: openacs-4/packages/version-control/version-control.info
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--- openacs-4/packages/version-control/version-control.info 30 Sep 2003 11:32:19 -0000 1.5
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+ There are procs to fetch various types of status information and procs
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Index: openacs-4/packages/webmail/webmail.info
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--- openacs-4/packages/webmail/webmail.info 17 May 2003 12:43:52 -0000 1.3
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- Provides a web-based email service for ACS 4.x. Please follow the installation instructions in /webmail/www/doc/ that are provided with the package.
+ Provides a web-based email service for ACS 4.x, uses the database for message storage. Broken and oracle only.