<div dir="ltr"><div>I would add that deprecation often implies that you should stop using a feature/api now, because it will be removed in some future version, maybe years from now.</div><div><br></div><div>For this discussion I have used deprecate as synonymous to such notification. It's possible someone else could use it synonymously to the end state (license either removed or moved to a list of deprecated=removed licenses).</div><div><br></div><div>henrik<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 7:36 AM McCoy Smith <mccoy@lexpan.law> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">"Deprecation" is used here in the computer sciencey sense:<br>
<a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/28957/deprecation" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.techopedia.com/definition/28957/deprecation</a><br>
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"Deprecation is the process of marking attributes or features that should be<br>
avoided by users, including Web developers. Deprecation may be applied for<br>
various reasons, including one of the most common, which is the availability<br>
of more practical and effective alternatives."<br>
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> I understand the concept of decertifying or removing, but I am very<br>
confused<br>
> by the use of the term "deprecate." The current category of licenses are:<br>
> <br>
> Popular and widely-used or with strong communities International Special<br>
> purpose Other/Miscellaneous Redundant Non-reusable Superseded<br>
> Voluntarily retired Uncategorized<br>
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> Are y'all suggesting yet another category, "deprecated"? And how does that<br>
> differ from some other categories, "non-reusable" in particular?<br>
> Why can't problematic licenses just be reclassified as "non-reusable"?<br>
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