I posted this as a comment in one of the old license review issues here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/512#note_207550..., but it doesn't seem to have been noticed.
Basically, in the license data there is a file for "LicenseRef-CRC32" here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/blob/main/data/License..., listing it as allowed and with the expression for the license line as "LicenseRef-CRC32". However, then there was a review request for that same license in https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/512 which ended up saying that the license identifier should be "LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive", and doesn't seem to mention the existing "LicenseRef-CRC32" in the license data.
So, my question is, which is the proper expression to use for this license given that it seems there are now two expressions for it?
On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 6:38 AM Ian McInerney via legal legal@lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
I posted this as a comment in one of the old license review issues here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/512#note_207550..., but it doesn't seem to have been noticed.
Basically, in the license data there is a file for "LicenseRef-CRC32" here https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/blob/main/data/License..., listing it as allowed and with the expression for the license line as "LicenseRef-CRC32". However, then there was a review request for that same license in https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data/-/issues/512 which ended up saying that the license identifier should be "LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive", and doesn't seem to mention the existing "LicenseRef-CRC32" in the license data.
So, my question is, which is the proper expression to use for this license given that it seems there are now two expressions for it?
Sorry, I didn't see your comment in the issue. The reason this was added originally as `LicenseRef-CRC32` was that there was a distinct name for the license under the Callaway system, whereas `LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive` was designed to roughly track and extend the licenses that were represented with "Freely redistributable without restrictions" in the Callaway system. I think then it was not noticed (until your comment) that this license was added twice.
My suggestion would be to use `License-Fedora-UltraPermissive` for any license that would qualify for that label -- i.e., a license not characterized as a public domain dedication which essentially has no conditions, requirements or obligations -- and which doesn't seem to otherwise be etched into the public consciousness (by which I mean, something like, say, `0BSD` or `MIT-0` where for cultural reasons the license has taken on a life and identity of its own). Therefore, in this case I would suggest using `LicenseRef-Fedora-UltraPermissive` and deprecating `LicenseRef-CRC32`.
Richard
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