Hi Bénédicte,

 

For the redistributed package, you can put your chosen license in the concluded 
license field.  The declared license should remain as described by the 
originator of the package.  I would also recommend that you add a license 
comment stating that the license was chosen for the redistribution.

 

Best,
Gary

 

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
Benedicte Presse
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2023 12:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [spdx-tech] How and where (in spdx files) write the choosen licence ?

 

Hello,

 

As you know, a software component can have several licenses.

The SPDX standard defines 2 attributes

- One for the declared license

- One for the concluded license

 

When a person redistribute a package, he can choice the applicable license.

For example ("caricatural" example) : A software component is under GPL or MIT. 
He can choice the MIT license, he has to declare the MIT licence redistribution 
to avoid being required to provide the source files required by the GPL v3 
license.

 

How declare in spdx files the choosen licence : MIT, whereas the "declared 
licence can be "GPL v3 OR MIT" (caricatiral example) ?

 

Thank in advance for your answer,

Best regards,

Bénédicte





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