linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH V2 1/2] input: misc: da9063: OnKey driver

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Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 2015 18:53:39 +0200
From:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
To:	Steve Twiss <stwiss.opensource@...semi.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	DT <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Dajun Chen <david.chen@...semi.com>,
	INPUT <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Support Opensource <Support.Opensource@...semi.com>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH V2 1/2] input: misc: da9063: OnKey driver

On Fri, 2015-04-24 at 13:45 +0000, Opensource [Steve Twiss] wrote:
> That seems to be a fairly common mistake in the kernel. 

It's an easy mistake to make. And as long as people pick an ident that
passes license_is_gpl_compatible() the module will build and load just
fine.

> When I did a
> straw-poll,  around 10% of files came up with "GPL v2" and contained
>  "any later version" text.

That seems plausible.

I'm inclined to think the difference between "GPL" and "GPL v2" is
mainly an accident of history (see https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/3/11/188
for some background). But apparently were stuck with these two idents.
Anyhow, in the last two months I've not come up with a better plan than
regularly check patches for mismatches like the one you made. If you
have a better idea, I'll be all ears.

Thanks,

Paul Bolle

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