Ricardo Signes wrote: > * Zefram <zef...@fysh.org> [2009-10-10T19:05:20] >> David Golden wrote: >>> Replace the list of strings for the "license" field with something >>> extensible and unambiguous. (RicardoSignes) >> The existing strings *are* unambiguous, and extensible to new >> widely-used licenses. > > Example: > > gpl > > The distribution is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public > License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php). > > What version? > > There are numerous other ambiguous cases. >
Likewise, (the same as) "perl" isn't unambiguous enough for the truly/duly paranoid. They want to know what brand of morning cereal Larry was eating when he wrote a particular Perl.
