[Openembedded-architecture] license: Sync with SPDX2.0 proposal

[Meier, Roger]

Hi all

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hatle [mailto:mark.hatle at windriver.com]
> Sent: Donnerstag, 11. August 2016 17:09
> To: Sergei Miroshnichenko <sergeimir at emcraft.com>; openembedded-
> architecture at lists.openembedded.org
> Cc: Alexander Dyachenko <sasha_d at emcraft.com>; Meier, Roger (BT CPS
> R&D ZG FW CCP) <r.meier at siemens.com>; Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
> Subject: Re: [Openembedded-architecture] license: Sync with SPDX2.0
> proposal
> 
> On 8/11/16 8:28 AM, Sergei Miroshnichenko wrote:
> > (continuing discussion started at [1-2] here, at the architecture list
> > where it belongs)
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Here [3] is the proposal to merge actual updates from SPDX into
> > Openembedded-core, resolving inconsistency with the current standard:
> >  - Arrange license file list: remove deprecated ones, add files for
> > exceptions;
> >  - Fix formatting (non-ASCII symbols, trailing whitespaces, etc.);
> >  - Add support for SPDX 2.0 operators.
> >
> > [1]
> > http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2016-
> July/124290.html
> > [2]
> > http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2016-
> July/124497.html
> > [3]
> > http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core-
> contrib/log/?h=sergeimir/spdx2_sync
> 
> As an FYI -- I'm in favor of making the switch to the SPDX 2 operators, as long
> as the blacklist and other code is shown to work.
> 
> I know there are some concerns about where we are in the current release
> schedule, but assuming it is NOT too disruptive (amount of class code
> modified
> vs LICENSE fields modified), I could accept the risk.
> 
> The formatting, I've got no real opinion either way.
> 
> Updating the license file list would also be a good thing in my opinion.
> 

I would appreciate this improvement and step towards standardization.

Best!
-roger

> --Mark
> 
> > Best regards,
> > Sergei Miroshnichenko
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