On 2025-09-12 09:33, Brian Inglis wrote:
When packaging or adopting a package, it can be useful to lookup the official
SPDX licence id to add after cygport `LICENSE=`, or check if the cygport
official SPDX licence id `LICENSE=` is correct or needs updated.
Some licences have subtle differences from each other, and variations that are
difficult to distinguish, for those who do not have an eidetic memory for
licence texts, and a mental facility to easily perform such comparisons.
The GPL-3.0 licensed SPDX License Diff browser addon/extension for Chrome, Edge,
Firefox, and Opera based browsers allows you to lookup and check package licence
texts easily and quickly:
https://github.com/spdx/spdx-license-diff/releases
For those who do not like github, the tool is available to use on the SPDX site:
https://tools.spdx.org/app/check_license/
and install from the browser addon/extension sources:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/spdx-license-diff/kfoadicmilbgnicoldjmccpaicejacdh
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/spdx-license-diff/
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher but when there is no more to cut
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
