http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03
General Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03 < General Meeting<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting> | Minutes<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes> <http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#mw-navigation><http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#p-search> * Attendance: 7 * Lead by Phil Odence * Minutes of Nov meeting approved Contents [hide<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#>] * 1 Tech Team Report - Gary<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#Tech_Team_Report_-_Gary> * 2 Legal Team Report - Jilayne/Paul<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#Legal_Team_Report_-_Jilayne.2FPaul> * 3 Outreach Team Report - Jack<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#Outreach_Team_Report_-_Jack> * 4 Cross Functional Topics - Phil<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#Cross_Functional_Topics_-_Phil> * 5 Attendees<http://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03#Attendees> Tech Team Report - Gary[edit<http://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03&action=edit§ion=1>] * Only 2 tech meetings due to Thanksgiving * Code Snippets * Candidate proposal in GoogleDocs for Review * Background * A bit controversial due to legit concern that it adds a lot of effort * Identification at the line level requires substantial extra work * So, snippets are optional * Decision driven by important use case- Java script files * As they tend to bundle together a number of downloadable chunks in one file * For many other use cases, it may not be used much * Implementation * Just added snippet level similar to Package and File * Additionally adds byte range * Snippets relate to files analogously to how files relate to packages * External ID discussion is back on the table with snippet work starting to wind down * Tools * A lot of good community contribution * individuals from a variety of organizations- Linux, other open source (eg NPM community), some users (e.g. Black Duck) * Should be releasing a new rev of the SPDX tools in the next few weeks * Question: relation to Stefano’s work with Debian tooling described at LinuxCon Europe * Enabling Debian copyright files to auto-gen SPDX files * Gary will discuss with Kate Legal Team Report - Jilayne/Paul[edit<http://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03&action=edit§ion=2>] * * Went over the list of license and exceptions list * Added 2 or 3 licenses and some exceptions * Entertaining new proposal for mark up format * involved Tech Team as well * needs to be resurrected Outreach Team Report - Jack[edit<http://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03&action=edit§ion=3>] * New Website * Work was put on hold by LF for some higher priority work * Should have something staged before the end of the year * Front page will be a big improvement * Early 2016 launch is targeted, but we will need to evaluate with * Working on outreach plan * targeting groups and conferences Cross Functional Topics - Phil[edit<http://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03&action=edit§ion=4>] * Always interested in guest speakers for upcoming meetings * Please come to Phil with ideas about organizations who are willing to do short/informal presentations on what they are doing with SPDX Attendees[edit<http://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2015-12-03&action=edit§ion=5>] * Phil Odence, Black Duck * Gary O’Neill, SourceAuditor * Jack Manbeck, TI * Dave Marr, Qualcomm * Dave McLaughlin, Rogue Wave * Jilayne Lovejoy, ARM * Paul Madick, Dimension Data
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