diff --git a/meta/README.txt b/meta/README.txt
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+===========================
+Meta Information Management
+===========================
+
+  ($Id$)
+
+
+Configuration Options, Settings, Preferences
+============================================
+
+  >>> from cybertools.meta.config import Options
+
diff --git a/meta/__init__.py b/meta/__init__.py
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+"""
+$Id$
+"""
diff --git a/meta/config.py b/meta/config.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2008 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Basic implementations for configuration options
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.component import adapts
+from zope.interface import implements, Interface
+
+from cybertools.meta.interfaces import IOptions
+
+
+class Options(object):
+
+    implements(IOptions)
+    adapts(Interface)
+
+    def __init__(self, context):
+        self.context = context
+
diff --git a/meta/interfaces.py b/meta/interfaces.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2008 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Interfaces for the 'meta' package.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute
+
+
+class IOptions(Interface):
+    """ Provide a set of options (settings, configuration options,
+        preferences) based on a given context object.
+    """
diff --git a/meta/tests.py b/meta/tests.py
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+Tests for the 'cybertools.meta' package.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+import unittest, doctest
+from zope.testing.doctestunit import DocFileSuite
+
+
+class Test(unittest.TestCase):
+    "Basic tests for the storage package."
+
+    def testBasicStuff(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def test_suite():
+    flags = doctest.NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE | doctest.ELLIPSIS
+    return unittest.TestSuite((
+        unittest.makeSuite(Test),
+        DocFileSuite('README.txt', optionflags=flags),
+        ))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(defaultTest='test_suite')