I meant to include the entire BSD2: <<beginOptional;name=copyrightSection>> Copyright (c) <<var;name=copyright;original= <year> <owner>;match=.+;example=John Doe>> All rights reserved. <<endOptional>
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IN NO EVENT SHALL <<var;name=copyrightHolderLiability;original=THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS;match=.+;example=JOHN DOE>> BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:47 AM, D M German <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gary> Hi Daniel, > > Gary> After thinking about this, I tend to agree that it is more > straightforward > Gary> to use the beginOptional and endOptional tags. This would allow for > more > Gary> straightforward embedding of variable rules within optional text. To > Gary> simplify the parsing, I would like to restrict the level and type of > Gary> nesting. Proposal: > > Yes, and it also makes it simpler to add big sections of optinal text > (like the appendices/addenda/etc). > > Gary> - Optional text can embed variable rules > > agreed. > > Gary> - variable rules cannot embed optional text > > So then we don't need the type=required|optional tag in a variable rule, > now we can just wrap it in an beginOptional/endOptional. > > Gary> - variable rules cannot embed other variable rules > > I totally agree. > > Gary> One modification to the rules and optional tag syntax - on one of the > calls > Gary> we discussed changing the special characters to '<<' and '>>' from > '{{' and > Gary> '}}' since we are not technically using the Mustache syntax. If it is > OK > Gary> with you, let's change to the << >> special characters. > > I agree too. Let us use << >> instead of {{ }} > > One more suggestion, now we have: > > - rules (to match variable sections > - beginOptional/endOptional > > I feel it would be good to make sure the first token of a <<...>> is the > type of rule. I suggest this: > > <<beginOptional;name=uniqueNameInLicense>> > <<endOptional>> > <<var;name=uniqueNameInLicense;... > > so the first token is a type of rule. The second is the name > (endOptional does not nened one), and the rest is as required... for > example, this is the bsd2: > > <<beginOptional;name=copyrightSection>> > Copyright (c) <<var;name=copyright;original= <year> > <owner>;match=.+;example=John Doe>> > All rights reserved. > <<endOptional> > > Gary> All - let us know if you disagree with the proposed syntax changes for > Gary> optional text. Since we would like to implement this by LinuxConn, > we'll > Gary> need feedback by end of day Monday. > > > > Gary> Thanks, > Gary> Gary > > Gary> -----Original Message----- > Gary> From: .dmg [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D M German > Gary> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 5:40 PM > Gary> To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Gary> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Gary> Subject: optional sections in license > > > Gary> Hi Gary, Jilayne, rest of the SPDX technical and legal teams. > > Gary> I have been thinking about the optional sections of licenses. I think > it is > Gary> not worth it to create a template rule to match optional sections of > known > Gary> text > > Gary> Template rules were supposed to be intended for sections that are > expected > Gary> to vary, not simply sections that can be omitted. I just feel it > Gary> over-complicates things. > > Gary> What do you think about specifying variable sections with some sort of > begin > Gary> and end marker, and indicate that they optional sections of a template > Gary> cannot be embedded into another one (to avoid recursion). > > > Gary> For example, something like this (the name will uniquely identify the > Gary> section). > > Gary> {{beginOptional;name=anyUniqueName}} > > Gary> Text that is optional, including some template rules (for variable > sections > Gary> in the optional text) > > Gary> {{endOptional} > > Gary> For example, the BSD-2 is currently specified as follows: > > Gary> {{original=Copyright (c) <year> <owner>\nAll rights > Gary> reserved.;match=Copyright \(c\) .+All rights > Gary> reserved.;name=copyrigh;type=optional;example=Copyright (C) 2013 John > Gary> Doe\nAll rights reserved.}} > > Gary> but I think it makes more sense to specify it like this: > > > Gary> {{beginOptional;name=copyrightStatement}} > Gary> Copyright (c) {{original=<year> > Gary> <owner>.;match=.+;name=copyright;type=optional;example=2013 John Doe}} > All > Gary> rights reserved. > Gary> {{endOptional} > > > Gary> what do you think? > > Gary> --dmg > > > > > Gary> -- > Gary> Daniel M. German "I see no good reason why the > views given in this volume > should shock the religious > Charles Darwin -> feelings of anyone." > Gary> http://turingmachine.org/ > Gary> http://silvernegative.com/ > Gary> dmg (at) uvic (dot) ca > Gary> replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . > > > > > -- > Daniel M. German "El pasado es una engañosa utopía > y nada fue tan grato o tan terrible > Germán Dehesa -> como lo recordamos en el presente." > http://turingmachine.org/ > http://silvernegative.com/ > dmg (at) uvic (dot) ca > replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . > > -- --dmg --- Daniel M. German http://turingmachine.org _______________________________________________ Spdx-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.spdx.org/mailman/listinfo/spdx-tech
