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Subject: Re: Proposal: Allow REUSE compatible License Statements in License Policy
From: "Mirko Boehm (KDE)" <mirko () kde ! org>
Date: 2020-01-14 10:45:58
Message-ID: EEB31B69-135E-4C62-BD3D-62E5049A6286 () kde ! org
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Hi,
> On 13. Jan 2020, at 21:18, Johan Ouwerkerk <jm.ouwerkerk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > - current version of the draft: https://community.kde.org/Policies/ \
> > <https://community.kde.org/Policies/> Licensing_Policy/Draft_SPDX_v2
> >
>
> One thing that is not entirely clear to me is what our position would
> be towards e.g. *.license files or DEP5 files as suggested by the
> REUSE spec.
My recommendation is to choose one. The more widely used and recommended option is \
SPDX. There is more tooling emerging around the SPDX format because of that. The \
REUSE specs give a choice, the focus is on "use a common, machine-readable format". I \
suggest we use SPDX.
Best,
Mirko.
--
Mirko Boehm | mirko@kde.org | KDE e.V.
Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer
Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm
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line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi,<div class=""><div><br \
class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 13. Jan 2020, at 21:18, \
Johan Ouwerkerk <<a href="mailto:jm.ouwerkerk@gmail.com" \
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">- current version of \
the draft:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a \
href="https://community.kde.org/Policies/" \
class="">https://community.kde.org/Policies/</a><br \
class="">Licensing_Policy/Draft_SPDX_v2<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote><br \
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text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">One thing \
that is not entirely clear to me is what our position would</span><br \
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text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">be towards \
e.g. *.license files or DEP5 files as suggested by the</span><br style="caret-color: \
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; \
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float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">REUSE \
spec.</span></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><div>My recommendation is to \
choose one. The more widely used and recommended option is SPDX. There is more \
tooling emerging around the SPDX format because of that. The REUSE specs give a \
choice, the focus is on "use a common, machine-readable format". I suggest we use \
SPDX.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Best,</div><div><br \
class=""></div><div>Mirko.</div><div class=""> <div dir="auto" style="caret-color: \
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">-- </div><div \
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text-decoration: none;">Mirko Boehm | <a href="mailto:mirko@kde.org" \
class="">mirko@kde.org</a> | KDE e.V.<br class="">Qt Certified Specialist \
and Trainer<br class="">Request a meeting: <a \
href="https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm" \
class="">https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm</a></div></div></div> </div>
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