Hi Eric, I just added a proposal to https://github.com/spdx/tools/issues/3 for a JSON format to be generated and placed on the spdx.org/licenses website. It is a file per license rather than one large file, however.
Feel free to post any comments on the issue thread. Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:spdx-tech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric S. Raymond > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 9:33 PM > To: Philippe Ombredanne > Cc: [email protected]; Eric S. Raymond > Subject: Re: Machine-readable form of license list? > > Philippe Ombredanne <[email protected]>: > > Eric: > > I maintain such a list in scancode [1] for SPDX and many other licenses. > > The format is one yaml file for each licenses metadata and a .LICENSE > > file for the license text and a .SPDX file for the SPDX reference > > license text. > > There were request to have that in a separate repo,if that can help I > > can pull it out. > > There is also Python code to read it [2] > > > > [1] > > https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/tree/develop/src/licensedcode > > /data/licenses [2] > > https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/blob/c1e70994abe8ceb18bc99aa6 > > f81ebc40d832fb7f/src/licensedcode/models.py#L62 > > As an implementor, I would prefer to just pick up a big JSON object rather > than having to stitch together something from YAML and a bunch of parallel > files. > It's simpler; my library support would only have to consist of a JSON read and > - bang! - instant Python structure. I like that kind of simple. > > Can we discuss how to enrich the existing JSON? I realize there is an issue > about templated licenses, but that should be solved anyway and I can think of > simple ways to do it. > -- > <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a> > _______________________________________________ > Spdx-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.spdx.org/mailman/listinfo/spdx-tech _______________________________________________ Spdx-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.spdx.org/mailman/listinfo/spdx-tech
