{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219/events","html_url":"https://github.com/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219","id":302879306,"number":12219,"title":"make void-packages license= follow SPDX","user":{"login":"maxice8","id":30738253,"avatar_url":"https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/30738253?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8","html_url":"https://github.com/maxice8","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/maxice8/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"id":103082905,"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/labels/Idea","name":"Idea","color":"bfe5bf","default":false}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":12,"created_at":"2018-03-06T21:46:29Z","updated_at":"2018-04-16T19:15:29Z","closed_at":null,"author_association":"CONTRIBUTOR","body":"#### What\r\n\r\nSPDX provides a [list of licenses](https://spdx.org/licenses/) with short identifier and the license text.\r\n\r\n#### Why\r\n\r\nmake easier for maintainers to add licenses and for people to search for the license itself, as an example we currently have in the license= field of package, `BSD` which is ambiguous, `BSD-3-Clause` ( the one provided by SPDX ), `BSD-3-clause`, `2-clause-BSD`, `2-Clause-BSD` ( the biggest one) and even `BSD-style`, we also have `GPL-ish`, `MIT-style` and `unlicense`, `Unlicense` (SPDX), and `The unlicense`.\r\n\r\n#### How\r\n\r\na. Enforce license= fields on new packages and on package updates that comply with SPDX short name identifiers.\r\nb. Modify `base-files` to include the licenses with their proper names.\r\nc. Modify current templates to comply with SPDX identifiers ( this is will be costly as it wil require personally checking 7444 packages. )\r\nd. modify `xlint` to deal with the new licenses ( ways on how xlint can help maintain quality on checking license= is to discussed )\r\ne. modify manual.md to tell people that can read manuals of the SPDX and how to use it."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/comments/381717504","html_url":"https://github.com/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219#issuecomment-381717504","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/voidlinux/void-packages/issues/12219","id":381717504,"user":{"login":"Johnnynator","id":7373356,"avatar_url":"https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/7373356?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator","html_url":"https://github.com/Johnnynator","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Johnnynator/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2018-04-16T19:15:29Z","updated_at":"2018-04-16T19:15:29Z","author_association":"CONTRIBUTOR","body":"`grep -r or\\ later` :smile: \r\nIt is mostly more specific if you look at the license header of the source files."}}
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