https://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04



General Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04
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  *   Attendance: 10
  *   Lead by Phil Odence
  *   Minutes of April meeting approved

Contents
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  *   1 Guest Presentation- 
Philippe<https://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04#Guest_Presentation-_Philippe>
  *   2 Tech Team Report - 
Kate/Gary<https://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04#Tech_Team_Report_-_Kate.2FGary>
  *   3 Outreach Team Report - 
Jack<https://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04#Outreach_Team_Report_-_Jack>
  *   4 Legal Team Report - 
Jilayne<https://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04#Legal_Team_Report_-_Jilayne>
  *   5 
Attendees<https://wiki.spdx.org/view/General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04#Attendees>
Guest Presentation- 
Philippe[edit<https://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04&action=edit&section=1>]

  *   ScanCode
     *   Open source project
     *   Tool to enable developers to find the license and origin of components 
they are using
  *   Features
     *   Accurate
        *   Scanned Linux kernel and results were superior to two other tools 
that were tested
     *   Handles source and binaries
     *   Well tested and community maintained
     *   Easy to improve license detection
  *   How it works
     *   Input: Simple test files
     *   Performs a diff against a large number of licenses and mentions
     *   Handles packages via package manager.
     *   Uses natural language parser for copyrights
     *   Output in SPDX (or JSON)
  *   Two pieces ScanCode Toolkit and Code Manager
  *   Other projects in code.org

Tech Team Report - 
Kate/Gary[edit<https://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04&action=edit&section=2>]

  *   Restarted discussions about feature needs for next release
     *   Looking at:
        *   Philippe’s results
        *   Debian
        *   Other testing results
     *   Wiki page has ideas for next release or two
        *   Feel free to add there or via email
  *   Also looking at putting together a test suite
     *   Set of packages
     *   Results to be compared
  *   Google SoC
     *   Select three proposals
     *   Students being notified about now
     *   Next steps
        *   Community bonding
        *   Working with Students
        *   Will provide status

Outreach Team Report - 
Jack[edit<https://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04&action=edit&section=3>]

  *   Working on Umbrella project
     *   A wrapper around all the repositories for tools
  *   Discussion of a tool certification project
     *   Aiming to have done in Q1 18 timeframe
     *   Initial testing at LinuxCon Europe. Prague in Oct
  *   Call for Papers this week for NA LinuxCon, LA in August

Legal Team Report - 
Jilayne[edit<https://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04&action=edit&section=4>]

  *   Down to 24 licenses to review
  *   Proposal for how to handle non-English licenses
     *   Have handled some ad hoc
     *   Need a broader policy
     *   Will have implications for license matching guidelines

Attendees[edit<https://wiki.spdx.org/index.php?title=General_Meeting/Minutes/2017-05-04&action=edit&section=5>]

  *   Phil Odence, Black Duck
  *   Kate Stewart, Linux Foundation
  *   Gary O’Neill, SourceAuditor
  *   Philippe Ombrédanne- nexB
  *   Brad Edmondson, Harvard
  *   Jilayne Lovejoy, ARM
  *   Jack Manbeck, TI
  *   Robin Gandhi, UNO
  *   Kevin Nelson, Optum
  *   Dennis Clark, Palamida


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