Re: Some SPDX 1.0 beta examples
dmg
This is good. It can start some discussion on the standard.
First, one question: I scanned the file for zlib and I found some issues with it, but I think are worth discussing: 1. Some files do not contain a license, yet they are marked as one: dmg@i:/tmp/zlib-1.2.5$ more contrib/minizip/zip.c /* zip.c -- IO on .zip files using zlib Version 1.1, February 14h, 2010 part of the MiniZip project - ( http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html ) Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Gilles Vollant (minizip) ( http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html ) Modifications for Zip64 support Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Mathias Svensson ( http://result42.com ) For more info read MiniZip_info.txt Changes Oct-2009 - Mathias Svensson - Remove old C style function prototypes Oct-2009 - Mathias Svensson - Added Zip64 Support when creating new file archives Oct-2009 - Mathias Svensson - Did some code cleanup and refactoring to get better overview of some functions. Oct-2009 - Mathias Svensson - Added zipRemoveExtraInfoBlock to strip extra field data from its ZIP64 data It is used when recreting zip archive with RAW when deleting items from a zip. ZIP64 data is automaticly added to items that needs it, and existing ZIP64 data need to be removed. Oct-2009 - Mathias Svensson - Added support for BZIP2 as compression mode (bzip2 lib is required) Jan-2010 - back to unzip and minizip 1.0 name scheme, with compatibility layer */ ------------ 2. Some files refer to zlib.h as the file with a license. Now, if the SHA1 of the file does not change, I would presume (as a user) that I don't need to scan it again, which is good. But what if zlib.h changes? Would it be useful in the SPDX to use a "reference" field to denote such a thing? --------- 3. Is it the same to include a license than to refer to a license? --- 4. In some files the zlib iicense varies slightly: This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. and in others This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. --dmg On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Philip Odence <podence@...> wrote: I moved it to -- --dmg --- Daniel M. German http://turingmachine.org
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