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

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name: Prior Generic Contributor License Agreement
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category: Unstated License
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owner: Unspecified
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notes: this is a generic license for CLAs.
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-generic-cla
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notes: this is a generic license for CLAs.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/generic-exception.yml

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name: Generic Exception Notice
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category: Unstated License
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owner: Unspecified
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notes: this is a generic license exception notice. Actual terms are most commonly related to
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rare, one-off extra permission to the A/L/GPL licenses
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is_exception: yes
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is_generic: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-generic-exception
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notes: This is a generic license exception notice where the exception text has not been named
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and published publicly. Actual terms are most commonly related to rare, one-off
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extra permission to the A/L/GPL licenses.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/generic-export-compliance.yml

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name: Generic Export Compliance Notice
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category: Unstated License
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owner: Unspecified
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notes: this is a generic export compliance notice. Actual terms are most commonly related to
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cryptography
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is_generic: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-generic-export-compliance
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notes: This is a generic export compliance notice where the text has not been named and
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published publicly. Actual terms are most commonly related to cryptography.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/generic-tos.yml

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name: Generic Terms of Service
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category: Unstated License
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owner: Unspecified
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notes: this is a generic license for Terms of Service such as aprivary terms and and other ToS-like
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agreement found in software but that are not directly licenses.
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is_generic: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-generic-tos
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notes: This is a generic license for Terms of Service such as privacy terms and and other
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ToS-like agreements found in software that are not directly licenses.

src/licensedcode/data/licenses/generic-trademark.yml

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name: Generic Trademark and Name Protection Notice
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category: Unstated License
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owner: Unspecified
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notes: this is a generic export Trademark and name realted notice. Actual terms are most commonly
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related to name use restrictions and no endorsement. This should be used only for rare one-off
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notices.
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is_generic: yes
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spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-generic-trademark
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other_spdx_license_keys:
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- LicenseRef-scancode-trademark-notice
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notes: This is a generic Trademark and name realted notice. Actual terms are most commonly
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related to name use restrictions and no endorsement. This should be used only for rare one-off
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notices.

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