Add the full text of the GPL 2.0 license to the kernel tree. It was copied directly from: https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0.html#licenseText Add the required tags for reference and tooling. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Reviewed-by: Greg KH Reviewed-by: Kate Stewart Reviewed-by: Philippe Ombredanne --- LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 | 342 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 342 insertions(+) create mode 100644 LICENSES/GPL-2.0 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 @@ -0,0 +1,342 @@ +SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 // GPLv2 only +SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ // GPLv2 or later +LICENSE-URL: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-standalone.html +LICENSE-URL: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0 +SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0.html + + +GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE +Version 2, June 1991 + +Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA + +Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies +of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. + +Preamble + +The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to +share and change it. 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