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Clarify copyright and license terms in README Kyle E. Mitchell 7 years ago
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0 The package exports an array of strings.
0 The package exports an array of strings. Each string is an identifier
1 for a license exception under the [Software Package Data Exchange
2 (SPDX)][SPDX] software license metadata standard.
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4 [SPDX]: https://spdx.org
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6 ## Copyright and Licensing
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8 ### SPDX
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10 "SPDX" is a federally registered United States trademark of The Linux
11 Foundation Corporation.
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13 From version 2.0 of the [SPDX] specification:
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15 > Copyright © 2010-2015 Linux Foundation and its Contributors. Licensed
16 > under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 Unported. All other
17 > rights are expressly reserved.
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19 The Linux Foundation and the SPDX working groups are good people. Only
20 they decide what "SPDX" means, as a standard and otherwise. I respect
21 their work and their rights. You should, too.
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23 ### This Package
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25 I created this package by copying exception identifiers out of the
26 SPDX specification. That work was mechanical, routine, and required no
27 creativity whatsoever. - Kyle Mitchell, package author
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29 United States users concerned about intellectual property may wish to
30 discuss the following Supreme Court decisions with their attorneys:
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32 - _Baker v. Selden_, 101 U.S. 99 (1879)
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34 - _Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co._,
35 499 U.S. 340 (1991)