From caf6016063aa31e624a11384686ad45e48e47539 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carmen Bianca BAKKER Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 11:03:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add advice for pseudonymous and anonymous authors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Also propogate NONE to elsewhere in the FAQ. Co-Authored-By: Matija Šuklje Signed-off-by: Carmen Bianca BAKKER --- site/content/en/faq.md | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/content/en/faq.md b/site/content/en/faq.md index 392a705..5281abf 100644 --- a/site/content/en/faq.md +++ b/site/content/en/faq.md @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ path = [ "poetry.lock", "requirements.txt" ] -SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "Nobody" +SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "NONE" SPDX-License-Identifier = "CC0-1.0" ``` @@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ If the work was licensed differently from your project, you should [verify whether the licenses are compatible](#license-compatibility), and add the new licenses to your project. +## ... copy a work published under a pseudonym or nickname? {#copy-pseudonym} + +You can list the pseudonym as the copyright holder. Some projects do not allow +pseudonymous contributions. + ## ... copy a work that has no copyright notice or license? {#no-copyright-license} Before you proceed, always first make sure that you can find the copyright and @@ -481,6 +486,10 @@ the copyright holder from the author. See [this question](#copyright-holder-author) for more information on the distinction. When in doubt, contact the author for clarification. +It may be that the author wishes to remain anonymous, which is their right. You +can write [`NONE` or `NOASSERTION` as the copyright +holder](https://spdx.github.io/spdx-spec/v2.3/file-information/#88-copyright-text-field). + If the work has no license, then that means that you do not have the right to copy it. If you believe that this is a mistake and the author clearly meant for you to be able to copy this work, you should contact the author and ask them to @@ -560,7 +569,7 @@ You have two options: [CC0-1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) license or another similar public domain dedication. -You may choose to use a copyright tag such as `SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Nobody` +You may choose to use a copyright tag such as `SPDX-FileCopyrightText: NONE` to assert that there is no copyright holder. The reason that these files _must_ be licensed is because reasonable minds can