On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 6:38 AM Ian McInerney via legal <legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I posted this as a comment in one of the old license review issues here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/512#note_2075509038, but it doesn't seem to have been noticed. > > Basically, in the license data there is a file for "LicenseRef-CRC32" here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/blob/main/data/LicenseRef-CRC32.toml?ref_type=heads, listing it as allowed and with the expression for the license line as "LicenseRef-CRC32". However, then there was a review request for that same license in https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/512 which ended up saying that the license identifier should be "LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive", and doesn't seem to mention the existing "LicenseRef-CRC32" in the license data. > > So, my question is, which is the proper expression to use for this license given that it seems there are now two expressions for it? Sorry, I didn't see your comment in the issue. The reason this was added originally as `LicenseRef-CRC32` was that there was a distinct name for the license under the Callaway system, whereas `LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive` was designed to roughly track and extend the licenses that were represented with "Freely redistributable without restrictions" in the Callaway system. I think then it was not noticed (until your comment) that this license was added twice. My suggestion would be to use `License-Fedora-UltraPermissive` for any license that would qualify for that label -- i.e., a license not characterized as a public domain dedication which essentially has no conditions, requirements or obligations -- and which doesn't seem to otherwise be etched into the public consciousness (by which I mean, something like, say, `0BSD` or `MIT-0` where for cultural reasons the license has taken on a life and identity of its own). Therefore, in this case I would suggest using `LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive` and deprecating `LicenseRef-CRC32`. Richard -- _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to legal-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
