Would reuse.software (SPDX) be something that could benefit LEDE/OpenWrt ?
> Begin doorgestuurd bericht: > > Van: pr...@fsfe.org > Onderwerp: [FSFE PR][EN] FSFE makes copyrights computer readable > Datum: 8 november 2017 11:19:56 CET > Aan: press-rele...@lists.fsfe.org > Antwoord aan: pr...@fsfeurope.org, pr...@fsfe.org > > = FSFE makes copyrights computer readable = > > [ Read online: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20171108-01.en.html ] > > The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is proud to release its next > version of our REUSE practices [1] designed to make computers understand > software copyrights and licenses. > > The REUSE practices help software developers make simple additions to > license headers which make it easier for a computer to determine what > license applies to the various parts of a programs source code. By > following the REUSE practices, software developers can ensure their > intent to license software under a particular license is understood and > more readily adhered to. > > Together with the updated practices, which mostly clarify and make > explicit some points, the FSFE is also releasing a set of developer > tools and examples which show the REUSE practices in action. Three > example repositories, together with an example walkthrough of the > process used to make the cURL project REUSE compliant, are complemented > with a simple tool to validate whether a program is REUSE compliant. > > With our REUSE initiative, we hope to inspire software developers to > think about writing copyright and license information -- the > metadata of software -- in ways which make them easier to parse > programmatically. > > says Jonas Öberg, Executive Director of the FSFE. > > The new REUSE practices and related documentation and examples can be > found on: https://reuse.software [2]. > > == Tags == > > - front-page [3] > > - reuse [4] > > - software [5] > > - developer-tools [6] > > - update [7] > > - curl [8] > > 1: https://reuse.software/ > 2: https://reuse.software/ > 3: https://fsfe.org/tags/tagged-frontpage.en.html > 4: https://fsfe.org/tags/tagged-reuse.en.html > 5: https://fsfe.org/tags/tagged-software.en.html > 6: https://fsfe.org/tags/tagged-developertools.en.html > 7: https://fsfe.org/tags/tagged-update.en.html > 8: https://fsfe.org/tags/tagged-curl.en.html > > == About the Free Software Foundation Europe == > > Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to > control technology. Software is deeply involved in all aspects of our > lives; and it is important that this technology empowers rather than > restricts us. Free Software gives everybody the rights to use, > understand, adapt and share software. These rights help support other > fundamental freedoms like freedom of speech, press and privacy. > > The FSFE helps individuals and organisations to understand how Free > Software contributes to freedom, transparency, and self-determination. > It enhances users' rights by abolishing barriers to Free Software > adoption, encourage people to use and develop Free Software, and > provide resources to enable everyone to further promote Free Software > in Europe. > > http://fsfe.org > _______________________________________________ > Press-release mailing list > press-rele...@lists.fsfe.org > https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/press-release _______________________________________________ Lede-dev mailing list Lede-dev@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev
