I meant to send this to both the legal and tech lists, as I figured it might be of interest to both, but realized I forgot to add the tech list email, so forwarding now.
- Jilayne > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "J Lovejoy" <opensou...@jilayne.com> > Subject: proposal for Fedora to start using SPDX identifiers > Date: July 26, 2021 at 3:08:15 PM MDT > To: 'SPDX-legal' <spdx-le...@lists.spdx.org> > > Hi SPDX-legal, > > I've been chatting to some of the Fedora folks about adopting the use of SPDX > license identifiers in its package spec files. I just posted a comment/ > proposal to a PR that was opened some time ago, See > https://pagure.io/packaging-committee/pull-request/971# > <https://pagure.io/packaging-committee/pull-request/971#> > > As some of you may remember, SPDX-legal undertook adding many licenses on the > Fedora Good list back in 2013-14 time frame. I have since looked at the > current Fedora Good list and updated a comparison doc, see: > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fi5SVzyCAL0UDravvkS6Us4lFwRiQy-l3qTUEkY92U0/edit#gid=243613621 > > <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fi5SVzyCAL0UDravvkS6Us4lFwRiQy-l3qTUEkY92U0/edit#gid=243613621> > > The good news is that the vast majority (~80%) of the Fedora Good licenses > can already be represented with SPDX identifiers or expressions. Research > will be needed for Fedora licenses that are not on the SPDX License List and > we will likely see some additional requests for new licenses. > > For any of you who are here and Fedora enthusiasts, help with researching > some of the licenses and (eventually) updating existing Fedora package > license info once this all moves forward would be greatly appreciated. It > would also be good to think about ways to collaborate into ways to automate > any cross-functional processes going forward so that we stay in sync. > > Ideas there are greatly welcome! Stay tuned! > > Jilayne > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4141): https://lists.spdx.org/g/Spdx-tech/message/4141 Mute This Topic: https://lists.spdx.org/mt/84557589/21656 Group Owner: spdx-tech+ow...@lists.spdx.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.spdx.org/g/Spdx-tech/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
