~ Matija Å uklje [2020-05-19 19:55 +0200]:
Die 13. 03. 20 et hora 09:20 nicolas1.toussaint@orange.com scripsit:
+1 to slowly deprecate dep5, for all reasons given before +1 to store folder specific licensing info *inside* the folders (I guess we all agree in fact)
I agree.
I agree with both points as well.
One option would be to call that file simply `.license` analogous to the `.desktop` file that we all know and love. Obviously this would be a hidden file on *nix systems, which has its pluses and minuses.
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Another option would be to actually just call it literally `folder.license`
That's a tricky one. Obviously, giving this file the same name as the folder is error-prone, so not an option. So the analogy to file.license is gone more or less.
"folder.license" makes sense name-wise, but as Lars pointed out, choosing a file name starting with a special character avoids that the file is somewhere in between "normal" files.
".license" could work, as dotfiles are quite common for meta information, e.g. .gitignore or .reuse/. However, it would be yet another naming scheme next to "dep5" and "file.license".
But since I do not have a better idea as well, ".license" could work as a text file containing Copyright/Licensing information in the standardised REUSE/SPDX format on a directory level. However, if there are any suggestions, please raise your voice!
Best, Max