Hello FOSSologists, We are currently using Fossology Version 3.9.0 and have a few questions about clearing copyright statements. In the following I describe our observations so far.
- Scope of copyright decisions If you deactivate copyright statements or edit the copyright information, these changes will affect all previously uploaded packages in which the same copyright statements appear. The folder, the group or the user does not matter. The changes affect the whole system. This then leads to the fact that when several users work on different projects, they influence each other regarding their decisions on copyright statements. In addition, the results (ReadMe_OSS) of an already completed project cannot be reproduced identically at a later point in time. Now my question: Does the described behavior correspond to the intended copyright clearing workflow? - Function of "Reuse deactivated copyrights" On the page "Upload a New File" is the option "Reuse deactivated copyrights" when a package is reused. According to the tooltip, if this option is activated, only the deactivated copyright decisions should be copied from the reused package. Actually a great feature. After we have uploaded a new package (the reuse of a package does not matter here), we see all copyrights found and deactivated under "Copyright agent / user findings", which depends on past actions. We always see deactivated copyright statements, regardless of whether we reuse a package during the upload or not. Even if we indicate a package for reuse, the option "Reuse deactivated copyrights" has no effect on the results of the copyright statements. Now my question: What effects should the "Reuse deactivated copyrights" option have? Under what conditions is the option considered? Please respond to this email with your comments & feedback. Many Thanks! Best regards, Max -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3427): https://lists.fossology.org/g/fossology/message/3427 Mute This Topic: https://lists.fossology.org/mt/79948201/21656 Group Owner: fossology+ow...@lists.fossology.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.fossology.org/g/fossology/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
