Minor doc updates

Signed-off-by: Steve Springett <[email protected]>
CycloneDX · Mar 14, 2024 · a0e58b1 · a0e58b1
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diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.proto b/schema/bom-1.6.proto
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ message Metadata {
   optional LicenseChoice licenses = 7;
   // Specifies optional, custom, properties
   repeated Property properties = 8;
-  // The product lifecycle(s) that this BOM represents.
+  // Lifecycles communicate the stage(s) in which data in the BOM was captured. Different types of data may be available at various phases of a lifecycle, such as the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), IT Asset Management (ITAM), and Software Asset Management (SAM). Thus, a BOM may include data specific to or only obtainable in a given lifecycle.
   repeated Lifecycles lifecycles = 9;
   // The organization that created the BOM. Manufacturer is common in BOMs created through automated processes. BOMs created through manual means may have '.authors' instead.
   optional OrganizationalEntity manufacturer = 10;