Re: OSI Adopts SPDX IDs for License URLs

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Cross posting comment from ferdnyc at
https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issues/2959#issuecomment-401834155=
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I wanted to bring up the GPL specifically: I notice that OSI is listing all
of the GPL versions as "GPL-X.Y-only" (and in fact, URLs like
https://opensource.org/license/GPL-3.0-or-later result in a 404 error), but
the license text displayed at https://opensource.org/license/GPL-3.0-only
has a "How to Apply These Terms..." section that includes the "either
version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version." text,
making it appear to be GPL-3.0-or-later.

(In truth, AIUI the FSF doesn't differentiate between GPL-3.0-only and
GPL-3.0-or-later themselves, the difference is in how you choose to apply
the license to your work. But in light of that, calling the license
"GPL-3.0-only" doesn't appear to be correct... it's either just "GPL-3.0",
or it's "GPL-3.0-or-later" (as it allows for the "any later version"
stipulation, or it's BOTH.)

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:16=E2=80=AFAM Nick Vidal <[email protected]=
rg>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The OSI is looking for feedback from the community about an important
> change to the OSI-Approved licenses listed on our website.
>
> We've standardized OSI license URLs using SPDX identifiers, while
> carefully preserving compatibility with the many links that already exist
> across the web and tools.
>
> The full set of OSI-approved licenses continues to be available at:
>
> https://opensource.org/licenses
>
> More details about the update is available here:
>
> https://opensource.org/blog/osi-adopts-spdx-ids-for-license-urls
>
> If you spot any broken links or odd behaviour, please let us know.
>
> Feel free to reach out to us by replying to this mailing list or by
> commenting here:
>
> https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issues/2959
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Cross posting comment from=C2=A0ferdnyc at=C2=A0<a href=3D=
"https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issues/2959#issuecomment-40183415=
55">https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issues/2959#issuecomment-40183=
41555</a><div><br></div><div>I wanted to bring up the GPL specifically: I n=
otice that OSI is listing all of the GPL versions as &quot;GPL-X.Y-only&quo=
t; (and in fact, URLs like <a href=3D"https://opensource.org/license/GPL-3.=
0-or-later">https://opensource.org/license/GPL-3.0-or-later</a> result in a=
 404 error), but the license text displayed at <a href=3D"https://opensourc=
e.org/license/GPL-3.0-only">https://opensource.org/license/GPL-3.0-only</a>=
 has a &quot;How to Apply These Terms...&quot; section that includes the &q=
uot;either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.=
&quot; text, making it appear to be GPL-3.0-or-later.<br><br>(In truth, AIU=
I the FSF doesn&#39;t differentiate between GPL-3.0-only and GPL-3.0-or-lat=
er themselves, the difference is in how you choose to apply the license to =
your work. But in light of that, calling the license &quot;GPL-3.0-only&quo=
t; doesn&#39;t appear to be correct... it&#39;s either just &quot;GPL-3.0&q=
uot;, or it&#39;s &quot;GPL-3.0-or-later&quot; (as it allows for the &quot;=
any later version&quot; stipulation, or it&#39;s BOTH.)</div></div><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:16=E2=80=AFAM Nick Vidal &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
Hi everyone,<div><br>The OSI is looking for feedback from the community abo=
ut an important change to the OSI-Approved licenses listed on our website.<=
/div><div><br></div><div>We&#39;ve standardized OSI license URLs using SPDX=
 identifiers, while carefully preserving compatibility with the many links =
that already exist across the web and tools.</div><div><br></div><div><div>=
The full set of OSI-approved licenses continues to be available at:=C2=A0</=
div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://opensource.org/licenses" target=
=3D"_blank">https://opensource.org/licenses</a></div><div><br></div><div>Mo=
re details about the update is available here:</div></div><div><br></div><d=
iv><a href=3D"https://opensource.org/blog/osi-adopts-spdx-ids-for-license-u=
rls" target=3D"_blank">https://opensource.org/blog/osi-adopts-spdx-ids-for-=
license-urls</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you spot any broken links or o=
dd behaviour, please let us know.</div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to rea=
ch out to us by replying to this mailing list or by commenting here:</div><=
div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issu=
es/2959" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/spdx/license-list-XML/issues/=
2959</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Nick</div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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