Ironic launches OpenMeta metadata standard
updated 07:35 pm EST, Mon January 19, 2009
OpenMeta for Mac
Ironic Software has announced OpenMeta, an open source document-management standard for Mac OS X. Companies can use the standard as a way to organize the storage of files a system, with metadata including tags, dates, ratings, people or other attributes. The Spotlight search tool can then be used to search for the stored documents. The company has also developed several free OpenMeta tools including Tagger, an application that allows tagging and rating of documents, and Omtool, a command line utility.
The standard uses Unix 'extended attributes' to associate information with files. All of the data is stored on the same file system, allowing most standard backup systems to work without modification. The formats, attribute names and conventions are all open-source, along with the source code for storing, retrieving and validating information.
Ironic Software recently released an image and search management tool, Deep, that supports OpenMeta for expanded search criteria such as color similarities, tags, size, and shape. The two other document management programs, Leap and Yep, will add support for the standard in the coming months.
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it is not a "standard"
This is like Microsoft coming out with a brand new 1.0 application, and using a custom file format, and announcing it is using a "standard" file format.
It only is a standard AFTER the industry adopts it's use. Say, by more than one vendor using it. Or by going through some kind of 'standards' group.