I just uploaded v1.5 of the License List spreadsheet and accompanying guidelines/notes document to the SPDX website here:

http://spdx.org/wiki/working-version-license-list

This version reflects adds a column for comparison to the Debian short name protocols and list (http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/) and some comments where there were differences in license long names.  Notes/observations/questions re: these additions below (this is also listed on the Word doc associated with the license):

• Column added for comparison to Debian license list short names:
• If left blank, then license not on Debian list
• If short name is the same, then “same” entered in this column
• If short name is different, then Debian variation entered here
• Debian uses Expat license instead of MIT; Expat is not on SPDX list ??
• Debian identifies GPL font and SSL exception which were not on SPDX list; font exception was added to SPDX list
• Should we add the SSL exception? It looks like a suggestion more than a standard exception based on the info contained in a link.  I’ve never seen this one before – anyone have any thoughts on this?
• SPDX list had exceptions not on Debian list, but short names using Debian short names rules listed in this column
• Debian lists Perl as a license, but this is really a disjunctive licensing situation with either GPL or Artistic; it doesn’t seem like “Perl” should be listed as a separate license in this case as there are other scenarios like this
• Added other GFDL v1.1 and v1.3 to license list, as they were missing
• Debian lists GNU Free Documentation License with no invariant sections à did not add this… ??

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