brandon-rhodes/python-novas — pull request #5 by lpsinger (2013-01-25 21:20:13+00:00)
Title: Delete Apple extended attribute files, Cdist/._*

These files that begin with `._` are a relic of representing Apple's HFS+ extended attribute files on a non-Apple (non-HFS+) filesystem. These files would contain things like icons and embedded previews.