Is there a "license-type" HTTP header standard?

Aaron Swartz me at aaronsw.com
Mon Feb 10 10:32:51 EST 2003


> Yep, this is what I was looking for, although I think what we want to 
> say is rel="license" since actual copyright information (year, agent) 
> is going to be found in a different location.

I don't think the spec defines rel=license.

> I guess it's reasonable to ask if this is necessary-- if there was a 
> service I could query or a "well known location"

The problem is few people want to license their whole domain. Maybe 
per-directory would work...

> Do you have any idea how BitTorrent discovers license data on the 
> binaries it serves?

BitTorrent has no provision for license data. (Unless you're talking 
about something else.
-- 
Aaron Swartz [http://www.aaronsw.com/]




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