27. maaliskuuta 2024 12.59.11 GMT+02:00 Petr Pisar <ppi...@redhat.com> 
kirjoitti:
>V Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 02:52:50PM +0100, Miroslav Suchý napsal(a):
>> I have no strong opinion how to process with the case of  "MIT and BSD and
>> Bitstream Vera and OFL". I think that converting it to " MIT and BSD and
>> Bitstream-Vera and OFL" is probably best option. I.e. the License tag will
>> become mixture of Callaway and SPDX. It will not make it valid SPDX formula
>> so it will still pop up as package to be fixed, but at least some work will
>> be done.
>
>In other words, it will be a regression. Invalid by either system:
>
>$ license-validate 'MIT AND BSD AND Bitstream-Vera and OFL'
>Not a valid license string
>Run with -v option to see more information.
>$ license-validate --old 'MIT AND BSD AND Bitstream-Vera and OFL'
>Not a valid license string
>Run with -v option to see more information.
>
>I wouldn't do it.
>
>If you want to hint the packager, then open a pull request with the partial
>conversion.
>
>-- Petr

I also think the conversion should only be done if the full License string can 
be converted. Partial conversion is confusing, and there is not much value, 
since trivial conversion is, well, trivial, and whoever will eventually need to 
take a look at the nontrivial parts can easily handle it then.
--
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