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SPDX (Software Package Data Exchange[1]) is a file format used to document information on the software licenses under which a given piece of computer software is distributed. SPDX is authored by the SPDX Working Group, which represents more than twenty different organizations, under the auspices of the Linux Foundation.

SPDX attempts to standardize the way in which organizations publish their metadata on software licenses and components in bills of material.[2]

SPDX describes the exact terms under which a piece of software is licensed. It does not attempt to categorize licenses by type, for instance by describing licenses with similar terms to the BSD License as "BSD-like".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/225701230;jsessionid=E4LFI1U1ELYDTQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN
  2. ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven (August 10, 2010). "Linux Foundation launches major open-source license compliance program". Computerworld. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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