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Subject: Re: List of abbreviations for licenses
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:49:56 +0100
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To: Jeff Mickey <j@codemac.net>
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Hi,

Jeff Mickey <j@codemac.net> skribis:

> I think the important part here is if you use strings, have some way
> to check if someone is building a package with a new/undocumented
> license. Then the graph of license objects could be accomplished
> later, if you know you don't have misspellings like "LGLPv2" and stuff
> like it polluting the graph.

Right.  Referring to variables defined in (guix licenses) instead of
using plain strings directly should help with that.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.