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Jlovejoy: /* Licenses Under Review */

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‎Licenses Under Review

Jlovejoy at 21:50, 6 January 2016

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Jlovejoy: Created page with " == SPDX Legal Team projects for 2016 == === Licenses Under Review === * Owner: Dennis Clark * Timeframe: On-going * New license or exception requests are tracked here: https..."

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Created page with " == SPDX Legal Team projects for 2016 == === Licenses Under Review === * Owner: Dennis Clark * Timeframe: On-going * New license or exception requests are tracked here: https..."

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== SPDX Legal Team projects for 2016 ==
=== Licenses Under Review ===
* Owner: Dennis Clark
* Timeframe: On-going
* New license or exception requests are tracked here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11AKxLBoN_VXM32OmDTk2hKeYExKzsnPjAVM7rLstQ8s/edit?pli=1#gid=695212681

=== Update & Maintain SPDX License List ===
* Owner: Jilayne Lovejoy
* Timeframe: On-going
* Add new licenses or make other changes to license list and associated web pages as needed. Push changes to Git repository and coordinate with Gary to make sure new versions are tagged and uploaded to spdx.org
* Make updates to description on spdx.org/licenses, and all other key pages (e.g., items in bulleted list there)

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 * New license or exception requests are tracked here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11AKxLBoN_VXM32OmDTk2hKeYExKzsnPjAVM7rLstQ8s/edit?pli=1#gid=695212681
 * '''Licenses "on hold" or other licenses to consider''' -  try to clear those on hold to a decision point:
-** Open Game License v1.0a - discussed http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2015-12-10 - needs more research (Alan Tse volunteered to do so)
+** Open Game License v1.0a - discussed http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2015-12-10 - needs more research (Alan Tse) - DONE (see http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2016-01-07)
 ** Open Government Licence v3.0 - need more info from person who submitted it re: older versions; mark for re-review and need someone to reach out to submitter, Mike Linsvayer (WHO?)
 ** W3C Document Notice and License (2 versions) - documentation/specification license, delayed decision. need to re-assess (WHO?)
-** OCaml linking exception - on hold waiting for more info http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2015-July/001465.html. need to reach out to Camille to see if he has found out anything further (WHO?)
+** OCaml linking exception - on hold waiting for more info http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2015-July/001465.html. need to reach out to Camille to see if he has found out anything further (Jilayne Lovejoy) -
 ** various other exceptions on "waiting list" - see spreadsheet. Need someone to research, as needed and lead discussion for these (WHO?)
 ** OSI recently approved this license: http://opensource.org/licenses/OPL-2.1 - note the short identifier used in the license header is the same as another license (but different version number) already on the SPDX License List. We need to add to list and sort out short identifier...

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 * Timeframe: On-going
 * New license or exception requests are tracked here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11AKxLBoN_VXM32OmDTk2hKeYExKzsnPjAVM7rLstQ8s/edit?pli=1#gid=695212681
-* '''Licenses "on hold"''' - various licenses on hold, try to clear them to a decision point:
+* '''Licenses "on hold" or other licenses to consider''' -  try to clear those on hold to a decision point:
 ** Open Game License v1.0a - discussed http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2015-12-10 - needs more research (Alan Tse volunteered to do so)
 ** Open Government Licence v3.0 - need more info from person who submitted it re: older versions; mark for re-review and need someone to reach out to submitter, Mike Linsvayer (WHO?)
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 ** OCaml linking exception - on hold waiting for more info http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2015-July/001465.html. need to reach out to Camille to see if he has found out anything further (WHO?)
 ** various other exceptions on "waiting list" - see spreadsheet. Need someone to research, as needed and lead discussion for these (WHO?)
 === Update & Maintain SPDX License List ===

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 * Timeframe: On-going
 * New license or exception requests are tracked here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11AKxLBoN_VXM32OmDTk2hKeYExKzsnPjAVM7rLstQ8s/edit?pli=1#gid=695212681
-* Specific license-related questions or issues to resolve:
+* '''Licenses "on hold"''' - various licenses on hold, try to clear them to a decision point:
-** '''Licenses "on hold"''' - various licenses on hold, try to clear them to a decision point:
+** Open Game License v1.0a - discussed http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2015-12-10 - needs more research (Alan Tse volunteered to do so)
-*** Open Game License v1.0a - discussed http://wiki.spdx.org/view/Legal_Team/Minutes/2015-12-10 - needs more research (Alan Tse volunteered to do so)
+** Open Government Licence v3.0 - need more info from person who submitted it re: older versions; mark for re-review and need someone to reach out to submitter, Mike Linsvayer (WHO?)
-*** Open Government Licence v3.0 - need more info from person who submitted it re: older versions; mark for re-review and need someone to reach out to submitter, Mike Linsvayer (WHO?)
+** W3C Document Notice and License (2 versions) - documentation/specification license, delayed decision. need to re-assess (WHO?)
-*** W3C Document Notice and License (2 versions) - documentation/specification license, delayed decision. need to re-assess (WHO?)
+** OCaml linking exception - on hold waiting for more info http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2015-July/001465.html. need to reach out to Camille to see if he has found out anything further (WHO?)
-*** OCaml linking exception - on hold waiting for more info http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2015-July/001465.html. need to reach out to Camille to see if he has found out anything further (WHO?)
+** various other exceptions on "waiting list" - see spreadsheet. Need someone to research, as needed and lead discussion for these (WHO?)
-*** various other exceptions on "waiting list" - see spreadsheet. Need someone to research, as needed and lead discussion for these (WHO?)
 === Update & Maintain SPDX License List ===

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 *** OCaml linking exception - on hold waiting for more info http://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-legal/2015-July/001465.html. need to reach out to Camille to see if he has found out anything further (WHO?)
 *** various other exceptions on "waiting list" - see spreadsheet. Need someone to research, as needed and lead discussion for these (WHO?)
 === Update & Maintain SPDX License List ===
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 * SPDX License List releases to follow quarterly schedule unless no changes or compelling reason to release sooner.
 * Make updates to description on spdx.org/licenses, and all other key pages (e.g., items in bulleted list there).

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 * Owner: Jilayne Lovejoy
 * Timeframe: On-going
-* Add new licenses or make other changes to license list and associated web pages as needed.  Push changes to Git repository and coordinate with Gary to make sure new versions are tagged and uploaded to spdx.org
+* Add new licenses or make other changes to SPDX License List.  Push changes to Git repository and coordinate with Gary to make sure new versions are tagged and uploaded to spdx.org
-* Make updates to description on spdx.org/licenses, and all other key pages (e.g., items in bulleted list there)
+* SPDX License List releases to follow quarterly schedule unless no changes or compelling reason to release sooner.