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Claude Warren resolved RAT-132.
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Resolution: Abandoned
> GSOC License Lexicon
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> Key: RAT-132
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RAT-132
> Project: Apache Rat
> Issue Type: Wish
> Reporter: Robert Burrell Donkin
> Priority: Major
> Labels: gsoc2013
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> Apache Rat and Apache Whiskers are tools which help people to audit and
> comprehend licenses within releases.
> Both Rat and Whiskers lack both a comprehensive library and consistent
> terminology for licenses: a license lexicon. Though this ticket is raised
> under Rat, a successful GSOC would hopefully lead to the development of an
> independent product.
> This GSOC project would both compile a set of meta-data, plus perhaps support
> libraries which could be reused both by these projects and more widely.
> Collate comprehensive license meta-data, beginning with all OSI approved open
> source licenses and working outwards to include other common binary only
> licenses. This meta-data might include:
> * descriptions of common source boilerplates
> * generation and recognition templates
> * consistent language, both machine and human readable
> This is most suitable for students whose interests focus more in semantics
> than coding. The scope and direction are negotiable.
> For students interested in text parsing, this meta-data could be used to
> create fast parsers. For students interested in technology law, the semantics
> could be extend to include relationships between licenses. For students more
> interested in informatics, there would be an opportunity to work on a
> comprehensive collection. For all students, this is an opportunity to
> showcase communication skills.
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