Developer discussion for Creative Commons technology and tools

["Nathan R. Yergler" <nathan AT creativecommons.org>]

On 7/6/07, Hubert Figuiere <hub AT figuiere.net> wrote:
> Jason Kivlighn wrote:
> >> Why .filename.xmp ? It should be basename.xmp (no dot prepended)
> >> I don't know where this convention comes from but definitely not the one
> >> from the current (non-free) implementations.
> >> I'd rather wish we don't reinvent the wheel.
> > Just to be clear, this means that for, say, file.jpg, the xmp sidecar
> > would be at file.xmp (and not file.jpg.xmp)?
>
> Yes. That's what it is.

Is this a standard from the non-free implementations?  It seems like
this can only lead to more likely collisions in sidecar files (ie,
what if I have "july4.jpg" and "july4.mpg"  in the same folder?).


> Hub
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