Hello everyone,
while applying REUSE to a repository of mine, I've come across a file, for which I am the copyright holder but which I do not want to license. Is there a way to specify this situation in a way that complies with REUSE?
Thank you for your help!
Kind regards, Korrat
Hello Korrat,
Thanks for using REUSE. The answer was already defined in the FAQ, so I'm happy to link it: https://reuse.software/faq/#custom-license
So in summary:
# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-MyLicense # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Jane Doe jane@example.com
Or to be more explicit:
# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NoLicense # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Korrat
There is some ongoing discussion in the SPDX community about best practices of annotating it: https://github.com/spdx/spdx-spec/issues/49
Best, Nico