Hello, regarding the second thing, deactivation is always applied in subsequent uploads once it was applied in an upload: I see it too and it should not be there if the "reuse ..." is not checked at upload. It is issue it appears right now.
Kind regards, Michael > On 19. Jan 2021, at 11:13, Eschenbacher, Maximilian > <maximilian.eschenbac...@tq-group.com> wrote: > > Hello FOSSologists, > > We are currently using Fossology Version 3.9.0 and have a few questions about > clearing copyright statements. In the following I describe our observations > so far. > > - Scope of copyright decisions > If you deactivate copyright statements or edit the copyright information, > these changes will affect all previously uploaded packages in which the same > copyright statements appear. The folder, the group or the user does not > matter. The changes affect the whole system. > This then leads to the fact that when several users work on different > projects, they influence each other regarding their decisions on copyright > statements. In addition, the results (ReadMe_OSS) of an already completed > project cannot be reproduced identically at a later point in time. > Now my question: Does the described behavior correspond to the intended > copyright clearing workflow? > > - Function of "Reuse deactivated copyrights" > On the page "Upload a New File" is the option "Reuse deactivated copyrights" > when a package is reused. According to the tooltip, if this option is > activated, only the deactivated copyright decisions should be copied from the > reused package. Actually a great feature. > After we have uploaded a new package (the reuse of a package does not matter > here), we see all copyrights found and deactivated under "Copyright agent / > user findings", which depends on past actions. We always see deactivated > copyright statements, regardless of whether we reuse a package during the > upload or not. Even if we indicate a package for reuse, the option "Reuse > deactivated copyrights" has no effect on the results of the copyright > statements. > Now my question: What effects should the "Reuse deactivated copyrights" > option have? Under what conditions is the option considered? > > Please respond to this email with your comments & feedback. Many Thanks! > > Best regards, > Max > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3429): https://lists.fossology.org/g/fossology/message/3429 Mute This Topic: https://lists.fossology.org/mt/79948201/21656 Group Owner: fossology+ow...@lists.fossology.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.fossology.org/g/fossology/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
