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Clarification for JSON advisory license

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

According to https://github.com/vmware/photon/issues/1384#issuecomment-1936841868, license for https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Advisories has been updated in the page.

I wanted to clarify about the json advisories present at https://packages.vmware.com/photon/photon_cve_metadata/, are they under the same license as https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Advisories ?

https://github.com/aboutcode-org/vulnerablecode/issues/36

git clone https://github.com/vmware/photon.wiki.git
Pro: Good license.
Cons: Does not give json advisories. It gives markdown files. Hassle to parse.

https://packages.vmware.com/photon/photon_cve_metadata/
Pro: Gives json, structured to parse
Cons: License not explicitly mentioned

Describe the solution you'd like

Kindly clarify if both https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Advisories and https://packages.vmware.com/photon/photon_cve_metadata/ are under the same license.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Research direction

Review the Security Advisories wiki license and the license information for the JSON advisories at packages.vmware.com/photon/photon_cve_metadata/. Confirm whether both sources are covered by the same license, or document the distinction. Done means the issue has an explicit maintainer clarification.

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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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