Thoughts on removing default values from the spec

[prabhu]

We currently have default values in the specification. By not having "default", we can make the spec more "unopinionated".

Examples:

swid object

specification/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json

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"default": "0.0",

specification/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json

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"default": 0,

specification/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json

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"default": false,

scope object

It is quite difficult to answer if a given component is really required for the runtime.

specification/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json

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"default": "required"

attachment object

contentType could be made another "required" attribute but without any default values.

specification/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json

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"default": "text/plain",

compositions object

Since aggregateType is not a required attribute, no default value is required.

specification/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json

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"default": "not_specified",