Tech Reports/TechReports2014

Rationale for Choosing the CC0 1.0 for SPDX File Data (SPDX-TR-2014-1)

Title: Rationale for Choosing the CC0 1.0 for SPDX File Data Author(s): Mark Gisi, Wind River Report Id:: SPDX-TR-2014-1 Report: PDF link 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.