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Differences between V2.2.2 and V2.2.1

V2.2.2 fixed formatting, grammatical and spelling issues found since ISO/IEC 5962:2021 SPDX v2.2.1 was published.

No new fields were added.

Key changes include:

  • Clarify Optional Cardinality contradictions
  • Update OWL document
  • Update JSON schema to fix typos and add missing required fields.
  • Clarify Information on using License List short form identifiers.
  • It fixed annex lettering inconsistencies. It also moved CC-BY-3.0 to the end of the spec to keep annex letters more consistent in future versions.

Here is the translation between lettering in V2.2.2 and the version that came before it:

Table 1 — SPDX V2.2.2 Organizational Changes

Title V2.2.1 (spdx.dev) V2.2.1 (ISO) V2.2.2
SPDX Lite Annex H/G* Annex G Annex G
SPDX File Tags Annex I/H* Annex H Annex H
Differences from Earlier SPDX Versions Annex J/I* Annex I Annex I
Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 Unported Annex G [omitted] Annex J [omitted in ISO version]

*This edition featured inconsistent lettering.