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Technical Team/Use Cases/2.0/Embedded Images (e.g. router images, switch images)
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- Title: Embedded Images (e.g. router images, switch images)
- Primary Actor: Embedded Image creator
- Goal in Context: To allow an Embedded Image Creator to communicate the SPDX data for all of the copyrightable artifacts (packages, files, SDK components, etc) in the embedded image.
- Stakeholders and Interests:
- Embedded Image Creator:
- To communicate the licensing information for their copyrightable artifact (the image) including all copyrightable artifacts it contains.
- Consumers of Embedded Images:
- To receive accurate and clear information of licensing of the embedded images and all they contain.
- To be able to comply easily with licenses for the embedded image and all it contains.
- To be able to trust that the embedded images SPDX data is in alignment with the upstream maintainers license assertions of the pieces it contains.
- Embedded Image Creator:
- Preconditions:
- Embedded Image Creator understands the things it contains, including any SPDX data if provided.
- Main Success Senario: Embedded Image Creator communicates accurate complete licensing information for their package in an SPDX data format for the Embedded Image and all it contains.
- Failed End Condition: Embedded Image Creator communicates inaccurate incomplete licensing information for their embedded image.
- Trigger:
- Release of a new embedded image.
- Notes: