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+Steps to update the SPDX License List on the spdx.org website:
+
+1. 	Download the current version of the SPDX licenses into a local directory (if you already have a git clone on your local machine,
+	that directory may be referenced).
+2.	Create an output directory for the output files from the tool.  Note: do NOT create this output directory as a subdirectory of your
+	local git repository - we don't want output files stored in the Git repo.
+3.	Run the SPDX workgroup tool generateRdfaLicenses using the command: 
+	java -jar spdx-tools.jar LicenseRDFAGenerator spreadsheet.xls outputDirectory [version] [releasedate]
+	where spreadsheet.xls is the excel version of the SPDX license list downloaded in step 1 and outputDirectory is the path the the directory you 
+	created in step 2.  If [version] and/or [releasedate] are specified, they will override the values in the spreadsheet (not reccomended).
+4.	Review the console output for any errors - any slight variation in the spreadsheet columns will cause an error.
+5.	Review the output in the created in the build output directory
+6.	Create an archive file from the build folder named htmlfiles-vx.xx where x.xx is the version number of the license list.
+7.	SFTP the archive file up to the Linux foundation server php1.linuxfoundation.org
+8.	Log into the Linux Foundation server
+9.	Create a new subdirectory in the ~/licenseArchive directory with the format mm-dd-yyyy where mm is the month, dd is the day, and yyyy 
+	is the year the files were uploaded.
+10.	Unarchive the uploaded file in the subdirectory created in step 9.
+11.	Backup the current files by replacing the files in the ~/backup folder with the files in ~/www/spdx/content/licenses.
+	IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT do a recursive copy, only copy the files and do NOT copy any subdirectories.
+12.	Create a new subdirectory ~/www/spdx/content/licenses/archive/archived_ll_vx.xx where x.xx is the version of the PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED 
+	license list being replaced.
+13.	Copy the files from ~/backup to the subdirectory created in step 11
+14.	Edit the file ~/www/spdx/content/licenses/archive/archived_ll_vx.xx/index.html.  Add the line
+	"<p style="color: #FA0207;"><strong>THIS IS NOT THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE SPDX LICENSE LIST. PLEASE USE THE CURRENT VERSION, LOCATED AT: <a href="http://spdx.org/licenses/">http://spdx.org/licenses/</a></p>"
+	immediately prior to the line "<h1>SPDX License List</h1>"
+15.	Copy the files from the subdirectory created in steps 9 and 10 to ~/www/spdx/content/licenses
+16.	In the web browser, clear the browser cache and test the licenses at http://spdx.org/licenses
+17.	If there are any problems, copy the files from the backup back to ~/www/spdx/content/licenses