linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] COPYING: create a new file with points to the Kernel license files

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Date:   Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:29:00 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-doc <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jonas Oberg <jonas@...e.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] COPYING: create a new file with points to the
 Kernel license files

On Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:51:04 -0300
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com> wrote:

> The contents of COPYING file is now duplicated at two other
> files under LICENSE:
> 	LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
> 	LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
> 
> Also, a new file was added, with describes how SPDX should work at
> the Kernel source files:
> 	Documentation/process/license-rules.rst
> 
> Instead fo having it copying the contents of two files, and not
> even mentioning the third one, replace it by a file whose content
> points to the other tree files, preserving the Kernel's license.
> 
> Adjust license-rules.rst accordingly.

It looks like we're about there with these, so I went ahead and applied
them.

Thanks,

jon