Fedora Library

Tue Oct 26 00:23:42 UTC 2010

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On 10/24/2010 03:39 PM, Guru wrote:
>  Sorry, this email took a few days, but it came up at Wednesday's Docs
> meeting
> 
> Recently, I filed a Request for Enhancement against Publican that
> added OPDS support.  Here is a good summary of it...
> http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS
> 
> 
> "The idea of this system is to provide a format that can be used by
> eBook readers or even a dedicated eBook reader devices with Internet
> access to be able to search, discover, and download eBooks from online
> eBook catalogs. The system requires a rss style processor that works
> with the distribution system to display choices with descriptions for
> the user to download."
> 
> This allows e-reading programs and devices to browse through our Docs
> catalog. It is already available at
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/opds.xml if you want to try it in
> a supported reader.
> 
> But, this being the way it is, and being that we package FBReader, the
> thought was whether or not we could work upstream with FBReader or
> modify it locally to include the Fedora OPDS. It would make for a good
> Fedora Library program, in the documentation section, where someone
> getting used to Fedora could easily browse the docs, transfer them
> locally, and read them, thus enhancing the experience.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 

Can you write up something that I can put out on the Docs Blog that
deals specifically with what the Fedora Library is and how someone can
use it?

- --Eric
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