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	This is a page for documenting existing formats for downloads as part of the effort to develop a [[downloads]] microformat for authors and publishers to markup software (application, plugin, perhaps even operating system) downloads that they create and publish.		This is a page for documenting existing formats for downloads as part of the effort to develop a [[downloads]] microformat for authors and publishers to markup software (application, plugin, perhaps even operating system) downloads that they create and publish.

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	~~==Contributors==~~		This is a page for documenting existing formats for downloads as part of the effort to develop a [[downloads]] microformat for authors and publishers to markup software (application, plugin, perhaps even operating system) downloads that they create and publish.
	<!-~~-alpahbetical by surname-->~~
	* [[~~User:DenisDefreyne\|Denis Defreyne~~]]		Per the microformats [[process]]:
	* [[~~User:AndyMabbett\|Andy Mabbett~~]]		* [[downloads-examples]]
			* [[downloads-formats]]
			* [[downloads-brainstorming]]

	==Formats==		==Formats==

DenisDefreyne: Removing Apple SU XML sample and adding link to a typical .dist XML file

2007-08-12T22:19:48Z

Removing Apple SU XML sample and adding link to a typical .dist XML file

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-Apple's Software Updater uses XML files. There seem to be two ones: an  [http://phobos.apple.com/version iTunes-specific one], and a [http://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/index-1.sucatalog general-purpose one]. It looks something like this:
+Apple's Software Updater uses XML files. There seem to be two ones: an  [http://phobos.apple.com/version iTunes-specific one], and a [http://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/index-1.sucatalog general-purpose one]. For example, here's a [http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/46/57/022-3271/rmqY4rJMxLgmYp8fMxJCfB22drKT5CMvxC/022-3271.Dutch.dist typical software update description].
 ==Related pages==

DenisDefreyne at 22:05, 12 August 2007

2007-08-12T22:05:50Z

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	<code><pre><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>		<code><pre><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>

DenisDefreyne at 21:29, 12 August 2007

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 [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==
 * [[downloads]]
 * [[downloads-brainstorming]]
 * [[downloads-examples]]

DenisDefreyne: Renaming appcast to downloads where appropriate

2007-08-05T21:46:43Z

Renaming appcast to downloads where appropriate

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	==Related pages==		==Related pages==
	* [[~~appcast~~]]		* [[downloads]]
	* [[~~appcast~~-brainstorming]]		* [[downloads-brainstorming]]
	* [[~~appcast~~-examples]]		* [[downloads-examples]]

DenisDefreyne: Moving existing schemas section from appcast-examples to appcast-formats

2007-08-03T09:27:04Z

Moving existing schemas section from appcast-examples to appcast-formats

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<h1>Appcast formats</h1>

==Contributors==

* [[User:DenisDefreyne|Denis Defreyne]]
* [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]

==Formats==

===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==
* [[appcast]]
* [[appcast-brainstorming]]
* [[appcast-examples]]