linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] COPYING: create a new file with points to the Kernel license files

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Date:   Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:26:24 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-doc <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.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 1/2] COPYING: create a new file with points to the
 Kernel license files

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 06:51:05AM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> With the addition of SPDX patchset, the contents of COPYING file
> is now duplicated at two other files under LICENSE:
> 	LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
> 	LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
> 
> It is easy to check that the contents of the licence written on
> those files are identical with COPYING using:
> 
> 	$ diff -upr COPYING LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
> 	$ diff -upr COPYING LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note|less
> 
> 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.
> 
> Please notice that this file preserves the Kernel license as
> is, without any changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
> ---
> 
> Version 2:
>    - Did some text changes at license-rules.rst, based on Matthew
>      Wilcox review.

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>