Is there a metadata standard for tagging software releases, so that sites like the Free Software Directory ( directory.fsf.org ) can automatically list the latest release without human maintainers having to constantly check for new releases? Could this be part of the #ForgeFed spec?
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Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Feb-2020 03:57:32 UTC Strypey - Adonay Felipe Nogueira repeated this.
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Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Friday, 28-Feb-2020 07:13:36 UTC Strypey I assume the #SPDX standard includes a place to put the version number and release date for software packages, maybe this could be helpful?
https://spdx.org/using-spdx-documentsAdonay Felipe Nogueira repeated this.