X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Fortune/blobdiff_plain/67849dd8598e05ce4095f9ff5df6ace13991659f..17bc2293517a759272daa74344d045e43ef71909:/README.markdown diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index d4c7481..7ca6626 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -8,19 +8,27 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0 ## Directory Structure -Each fortune source (in `data/`) is provided in directory of the - form `AUTHOR__YEAR__IDENTIFIER`, where :⁠— - -- **`AUTHOR`** is the author of the work. - For people, the family name is given first, in all capitals, followed - by their personal name(s). - -- **`YEAR`** is the copyright year of the work. +Each fortune source (in `data/`) is provided in directory whose name + has the form `CREATOR__YEAR__IDENTIFIER`, where :⁠— + +- **`CREATOR`** is the creator of the work. + Typically, this is the author, translator, producer, or otherwise + entity who is most directly responsible for the work existing in a + given form. + For people with multiple names, family name(s) are given first, in + all capitals, followed by their personal name(s). + Names in other languages are not romanized, except when the romanized + form is considered a distinct, and applicable, alias. + +- **`YEAR`** is the (most recent) copyright year of the work. + This is, generally speaking, the year that the work was first + published. - **`IDENTIFIER`** is a humanreadable identifier uniquely identifying the work among all the sources. + Typically it is an abbreviated form of the work’s title. -Within this directory, the following files can be found :⁠— +Within each source directory, the following files can be found :⁠— - **`bibl`:** The bibliographic citation for the source.