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SPDX-TR-2014-1
Title: Rationale for Choosing the CC0 1.0 for SPDX File Data Author(s): Mark Gisi, Wind River Abstract:
The SPDX Legal working group evaluated several license candidates that could be used to cover the data contained in a SPDX file and selected the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 - Universal Public Domain Dedication license. We present the license candidates that were considered and the respective pros and cons of each.