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+<book id="metaproxy">
<bookinfo>
<title>Metaproxy - User's Guide and Reference</title>
<author>
<author>
<firstname>Adam</firstname><surname>Dickmeiss</surname>
</author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Marc</firstname><surname>Cromme</surname>
+ </author>
<copyright>
<year>2006</year>
<holder>Index Data ApS</holder>
using the filter API.
</simpara>
<simpara>
- The terms under which Metaproxy will be distributed have yet to be
- established, but it will not necessarily be open source; so users
- should not at this stage redistribute the code without explicit
- written permission from the copyright holders, Index Data ApS.
+ Metaproxy is <emphasis>not</emphasis> open-source software, but
+ may be freely downloaded, unpacked, inspected, built and run for
+ evaluation purposes. Deployment requires a separate, commercial,
+ license.
</simpara>
<simpara>
<inlinemediaobject>
functionality.
</para>
<para>
- This manual will briefly describe Metaproxy's licensing situation
+ This manual will describe how to install Metaproxy
before giving an overview of its architecture, then discussing the
key concept of a filter in some depth and giving an overview of
the various filter types, then discussing the configuration file
</para>
</chapter>
-
-
- <chapter id="licence">
- <title>The Metaproxy Licence</title>
- <para>
- <emphasis role="strong">
- No decision has yet been made on the terms under which
- Metaproxy will be distributed.
- </emphasis>
- It is possible that, unlike
- other Index Data products, metaproxy may not be released under a
- free-software licence such as the GNU GPL. Until a decision is
- made and a public statement made, then, and unless it has been
- delivered to you other specific terms, please treat Metaproxy as
- though it were proprietary software.
- The code should not be redistributed without explicit
- written permission from the copyright holders, Index Data ApS.
- </para>
+ <chapter id="license">
+ <title>The Metaproxy License</title>
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You are allowed to download this software for evaluation purposes.
+ You can unpack it, build it, run it, see how it works and how it fits
+ your needs, all at zero cost.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You may NOT deploy the software. For the purposes of this license,
+ deployment means running it for any purpose other than evaluation,
+ whether or not you or anyone else makes a profit from doing so. If
+ you wish to deploy the software, you must first contact Index Data and
+ arrange to purchase a DEPLOYMENT LICENCE. If you are unsure
+ whether or not your proposed use of the software constitutes
+ deployment, email us at <literal>info@indexdata.com</literal>
+ for clarification.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You may modify your copy of the software (fix bugs, add features)
+ if you need to. We encourage you to send your changes back to us for
+ integration into the master copy, but you are not obliged to do so. You
+ may NOT pass your changes on to any other party.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ There is NO WARRANTY for this software, to the extent permitted by
+ applicable law. We provide the software ``as is'' without warranty of
+ any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the
+ implied warranties of MERCHANTABILITY and FITNESS FOR A
+ PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The entire risk as to the quality and
+ performance of the software is with you. Should the software prove
+ defective, you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair or
+ correction. In no event unless required by applicable law will we be
+ liable to you for damages, arising out of the use of the software,
+ including but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered
+ inaccurate.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ All rights to the software are reserved by Index Data except where
+ this license explicitly says otherwise.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
</chapter>
-
+
<chapter id="installation">
<title>Installation</title>
<para>
The word ``filter'' is sometimes used rather loosely, in two
different ways: it may be used to mean a particular
<emphasis>type</emphasis> of filter, as when we speak of ``the
- auth_simplefilter'' or ``the multi filter''; or it may be used
+ auth_simple filter'' or ``the multi filter''; or it may be used
to be a specific <emphasis>instance</emphasis> of a filter
within a Metaproxy configuration. For example, a single
configuration will often contain multiple instances of the
The filters are here listed in alphabetical order:
</para>
+<!--
+
+### New filters:
+
+New virt_db-alike that does inteligent peer choice, explain merging,
+adds FD&N to explain. Keeps init responses (like "virt_db Classic"),
+makes routing choices based on local explain knowledge. Ref IDDI
+paper.
+
+Filter to convert Explain Classic to ZeeRex.
+
+CQL2PQF (which needs augmented ZeeRex) - MARC for Talis.
+
+SRU2Z39.50 (ditto).
+
+Figure out what additional information we need in:
+ ZeeRex (check against D3.1)
+ Init request (e.g. loop detection)
+ Query package (e.g. number of hops)
+ Query response (e.g. record source)
+
+-->
+
<section>
<title><literal>auth_simple</literal>
(mp::filter::AuthSimple)</title>
</para>
</section>
</chapter>
-
-
-
- <chapter id="refguide">
+
+
+
+ <reference id="refguide">
<title>Reference guide</title>
- <para>
- The material in this chapter is drawn directly from the individual
- manual entries. In particular, the Metaproxy invocation section is
- available using <command>man metaproxy</command>, and the section
- on each individual filter is available using the name of the filter
- as the argument to the <command>man</command> command.
- </para>
-
-
- <section id="progref">
- <title>Metaproxy invocation</title>
- &progref;
- </section>
-
-
- <section id="filterref">
- <title>Reference guide to Metaproxy filters</title>
- &manref;
- </section>
- </chapter>
-
-
+ <para>
+ The material in this chapter is drawn directly from the individual
+ manual entries. In particular, the Metaproxy invocation section is
+ available using <command>man metaproxy</command>, and the section
+ on each individual filter is available using the name of the filter
+ as the argument to the <command>man</command> command.
+ </para>
+ &manref;
+ </reference>
+</book>
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