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| <h2><a name="Apache_Rat"></a>Apache Rat</h2> |
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| <h3><a name="About_Rat"></a>About Rat</h3> |
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| <h4><a name="What_Is_Rat"></a>What Is Rat?</h4> |
| <p>Apache Rat is a release audit tool, focused on licenses.</p></div> |
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| <h4><a name="Why_Develop_Rat"></a>Why Develop Rat?</h4> |
| <p>Reviewing releases in the <a class="externalLink" href="http://incubator.apache.org/">Apache Incubator</a> by hand was error-prone and time-consuming.</p> |
| <p>Rat arises from the Apache style, but is used more widely. If your release style isn't supported, <a href="./mail-lists.html">talk to us</a>.</p></div> |
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| <h4><a name="How_Do_I_Use_Rat"></a>How Do I Use Rat?</h4> |
| <p>Apache Rat 0.13-SNAPSHOT ships with tooling for</p> |
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| <li><a class="externalLink" href="https://ant.apache.org/"> Apache Ant</a>,</li> |
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| <p>Rat is extensible. If your build tool isn't supported, please contribute a <a href="./issue-tracking.html">patch</a> or <a href="./mail-lists.html">talk to us</a>.</p> |
| <p>Rat aspires to be self documenting. Please contribute a <a href="./issue-tracking.html">patch</a> or <a href="./mail-lists.html">talk to us</a> whenever Rat falls short.</p></div> |
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| <h4><a name="Who_Develops_Rat"></a>Who Develops Rat?</h4> |
| <p>Apache Rat is part of the <a class="externalLink" href="https://creadur.apache.org">Apache Creadur</a> language- and build-agnostic suite of tools for auditing and comprehending software distributions. Our community develops <a class="externalLink" href="http://www.opensource.org/"> open source software</a> the <a class="externalLink" href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html"> Apache way</a>.</p> |
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| <h4><a name="Command_Line"></a>Command Line</h4> |
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| <h4><a name="Apache_Ant"></a>Apache Ant</h4> |
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| <h3><a name="Building_Rat"></a>Building Rat</h3> |
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