https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1327
Bug ID: 1327
Summary: Clarify case sensitivity of Short Form licenses - for
list and tools.
Product: SPDX
Version: 2.0
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: Spec
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
Jilayne wrote:
in http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-tech/2015-November/002905.html
-
http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Technical_Team/Minutes/2014-09-16#Case_sensitivity_for_license_information
- the tech team discussed this on 16 Sept 2014, note saying âLicense IDâs
case sensitiveâ
- and then the legal team discussed it -
http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2014-09-18 - and concluded:
⢠Mark raised issue of whether SPDX License List short identifiers
and (new) license expression operators should be case sensitive with the Tech
Team and discussed further here: decided that for purposes of spec, in terms of
a legitimate value, both could be case insensitive (but best practice would be
to display with precise capitalization). Mark to go back to tech team with this
decision.
So⦠looks like maybe we didnât really capture this elsewhere? In any case,
I donât see a reason to have them be case sensitive in terms of matching (for
tools), but have them display with the upper/lower case as they are shown in
the SPDX License List - itâs easier for humans to read/spot :)
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