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Clarify unknown license keys #2827
Update the notes for license data files with `unknown` license keys with text authored by @DennisClark. See also: #3021 Reference: #2827 Signed-off-by: Ayan Sinha Mahapatra <[email protected]>
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src/licensedcode/data/licenses/free-unknown.yml

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owner: Unspecified
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is_unknown: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-free-unknown
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notes: This case applies to software with a notice that refers in a non-specific manner to a
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free or open-source license, but where it is not possible to determine that specific license.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/unknown-license-reference.yml

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category: Unstated License
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owner: Unspecified
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is_unknown: yes
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notes: This is reference to a license file with no clear license. this was known before as "see-license"
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and "license-file-reference"
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-unknown-license-reference
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notes: This applies to the case of a file with no clear license, which may be referenced
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via URL or text such as "See license in..." or "This file is licensed under...",
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but where the reference cannot be resolved to a specific named, public license.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/unknown-spdx.yml

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owner: Unspecified
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is_unknown: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-unknown-spdx
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notes: This is something that clearly ressembles a license in an SPDX license
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expression but is not conclusively an SPDX license ID.
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notes: This applies to an invalid reference to an SPDX license identifier.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/unknown.yml

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owner: Unspecified
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is_unknown: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-unknown
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notes: This is something that clearly ressembles a license but is not conclusive.
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notes: This applies to the case where there is text referring to a license, but it is not
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possible to determine exactly which license.

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