An outline proposal

[robert_weir at us.ibm.com]

> > Define central directory please? Just a list of items contained in
> the archive?
> > I required that, but as an ordinary file (thingy) within the archive.
> >
> >  Sure to be compatible with
> >> existing general purpose zip implementations, it must be there.  But
> >> when profiling a package specification on top of zip (and possibly
> >> even other low level mechanisms like tar) it might be more important
> >> that we focus on the manifest.
> >
> > Define profiling please?
> 

This page collects 5 or so definitions for various authorities.  Take your 
pick.  They all mean pretty much the same thing:

http://wiki.oasis-open.org/tab/ProfilingGuide

-Rob