Initial checkin. JSR 305 r49

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+package javax.annotation.meta;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * This annotation is applied to a annotation, and marks the annotation as being
+ * a qualifier nickname. Applying a nickname annotation X to a element Y should
+ * be interpreted as having the same meaning as applying all of annotations of X
+ * (other than QualifierNickname) to Y.
+ * 
+ * <p>
+ * Thus, you might define a qualifier SocialSecurityNumber as follows:
+ * </p>
+ * 
+ * 
+ * <code>
+ @Documented
+ @TypeQualifierNickname @Pattern("[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}") 
+ @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+ public @interface SocialSecurityNumber {
+ }
+ </code>
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+@Documented
+@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
+public @interface TypeQualifierNickname {
+
+}