use a machine-readable license key #15

2020-07-13T06:25:12-07:00

marco-neumann-by commented

2020-07-13 06:25:12 -07:00

(Migrated from github.com)

See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#the-license-and-license-file-fields :

If a package is using a nonstandard license, then the license-file field may be specified in lieu of the license
field.

simple_asn1 however uses a standard license (ISC, as per LICENSE).
Note that this is also a somewhat commonly used way by many projects
(see for example Cargo or serde).

Using the machine-readable SPX specifier instead of a text file helps
automatic tooling like cargo-lichking to check licenses of projects and
dependencies.

See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#the-license-and-license-file-fields : > If a package is using a nonstandard license, then the license-file field may be specified in lieu of the license > field. `simple_asn1` however uses a standard license (ISC, as per LICENSE). Note that this is also a somewhat commonly used way by many projects (see for example Cargo or serde). Using the machine-readable SPX specifier instead of a text file helps automatic tooling like [cargo-lichking](https://github.com/Nemo157/cargo-lichking) to check licenses of projects and dependencies.

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Reference: acw/simple_asn1#15