[DAS] Links to old DAS/2 grant and final progress report

[Gregg Helt]

I've been reminded recently that when I say stuff like "well in the DAS/2
grant we proposed XYZ" few people can actually look at the old grant and see
what I'm talking about.  So I've posted a copy in a more permanent location:
http://biodas.s3.amazonaws.com/das2grant/DAS2+Grant+Proposal+Feb2003.doc .
I've also posted a copy of the final grant progress report:
http://biodas.s3.amazonaws.com/das2grant/DAS2+Grant+Final+Progress+Report+Aug2008.doc.
 If you do take a look at the grant, keep in mind it was written over
five
years ago.  Back then for example REST was still a relatively new concept,
and SOAP hype was peaking, so there's a fair amount of text dedicated to
explaining the RESTful approach we wanted to take and why we weren't just
using SOAP.  Since then some of the specifics have definitely changed, but I
think the general concepts hold up pretty well.  For instance the current
thread about meta-annotation had me looking back at the section on "Feature
References" and finding it's still relevant.

I've also added links on the BioDAS wiki DAS/2 pages to the grant and
progress report.

      Gregg