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==Existing schemas==
===PAD===
Portable Application Description (PAD) is an XML format:
<blockquote>What is PAD? PAD is the Portable Application Description, and it helps authors provide product descriptions and specifications to online sources in a standard way, using a standard data format that will allow webmasters and program librarians to automate program listings. PAD saves time for both authors and webmasters. For more, see the PAD FAQ. [http://198.63.208.118/pad/]</blockquote>
[http://groups.google.com/group/uk.net.web.authoring/browse_thread/thread/40f6766f7fc76793/cac367289eebe35b?lnk=st&q=shareware+schema+author%3AMabbett&rnum=1#cac367289eebe35b Microformats & Pad were discussed on Usenet in March 2006]
===Appcast===
Quoted from the [http://connectedflow.com/appcasting/ Connected Flow Appcast page]:
:Appcasting is the practice of using the 'enclosure' feature of RSS 2.0 feeds to deliver updates and release notes for new software applications.
===Appcast + Sparkle===
[http://sparkle.andymatuschak.org/ Sparkle], an application update framework, uses appcasts as described above, but adds several new features. An appcast with Sparkle extensions can, for example, have MD5 sums and DSA signatures.
===DOAP===
[http://usefulinc.com/doap/ DOAP (Description Of A Project)] is a way of describing open-source projects. It has a <code>file-release</code> property which can be used for describing application updates.


==Related pages==
==Related pages==
*[[appcast-brainstorming]]
* [[appcast]]
* [[appcast-brainstorming]]
* [[appcast-formats]]

Revision as of 09:27, 3 August 2007

Appcast examples

Contributors

Examples

Mozilla Firefox

  • Extension (single instance) e.g. NoScript

iusethis

VersionTracker

MySQL Downloads

MacUpdate

Related pages

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