2018-10-04¶

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Tech Team Report - Kate/Gary¶

Spec
Focus on multiple formats
- How do deal with XML, JSON, YAML
- Proposal to link to software heritage identifies
- SW heritage- presentation came out recently on how code should be ID’ed in repos
- Seems to make sense to extend references to point to
- General agreement on last tech call
Tooling
Got integrated on line tools up
- License submittal
- XML editor
- Beta quality, ready to go. http://spdxtools.sourceauditor.com
GSOC has worked very well
Should thank Google
- Post on Website
- Could use some social media
- Topic for Outreach
May want to point projects to FSFEurope software reuse site which advocates SPDX https://reuse.software/
- Would be a good credibility builder
- The link is on the site, but not easy to find
Other Groups
NTIA- Government group defining a BoM standard
Prototype work in health care
- Fingers crossed that they will use SPDX
SWID
- Active discussion
- Mapping fields between SPDX an SW
Other groups may be able to use our use cases
- They are wrestling with what is a components
- Also, how a company can keep their own supplementary license list
- Can do via a SPDX doc that is just licenses and make external reference to
- Steve W will help out

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