[ bug#950363 cloned as bug#1001635 ] Quoting Dominique Dumont (2020-02-07 14:34:18) > On Thursday, 6 February 2020 11:21:01 CET Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > ...then maybe I should add " and/or UNKNOWNS" to _all_ detections - > > which is currently implied by the "FIXME" comments. > > The way I see it, the FIXME comment instructs user to find the license > text. I assume that the license is correctly detected unless specified > otherwise (with "and/or"). I know that licensecheck is a heuristic > tools and misdetections are possible. But I cannot afford to > systematically verify each file. > > Adding " and/or UNKNOWNS" to _all_ detections would make me question > the added value of licensecheck.
Uncertainties in licensecheck is a distinct subclass of "FIXMEs" which I think can be improved on. Licensecheck generally attempts to classify and reference licensing statements by shortnames, which are locally distinct and preferably also globally well-known. When Licensecheck gives up, it uses the pseudo-identifier UNKNOWN as default. Better if this was distinguished further: * COMPLEX: unknown how to classify strong licensing traits * MAYBE: unkown how to classify weak licensing traits * UNKNOWN: uncertain if licensing exist * NONE: certain that no licensing exist "UNKNOWN" should be treated as "please examine this file closer". I suspect that if distinguishing *why* a file needs further examination, then wrapper tools like scan-copyright might more reliably suppress only those subcategories that they can truly improve on, while leaving open FIXMEs they cannot reliably deal with. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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