repeated request [ a question for the zig community]

[Sorry for repeating this...the message originally went to the old Zig
list.]
[No need to respond if you already have done so]

As some of the long time ZIG folks may know, I now spend a
lot of time in analyzing software aspects of intellectual property,
including patents.
I've been collecting a repository of source code as an archive of
technology.
This collection would be available for searching
as what is called 'prior art' in the patent biz.

I have a few questions that I'm soliciting feedback on.  If so motivated,
please reply directly to me.

1.      For a catalog of source code, what fields would you think should be
incorporated to adequately describe projects and code?

2.      Some comments on a MARC mapping to said catalog data so that this
would
be searchable using common Z39.50 technology.

3.      Do people think this a good/useful idea?

4.      If anyone is interested in submitting to this archive, or have
questions
or comments,  please let me know offline.

Thanks for your attention.

Stu Soffer

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Received on Tuesday, 21 November 2000 18:01:49 UTC