linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: replace FSF address with web source in license notices

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Message-ID: <20171114094946.owfohzm5iplttdw6@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:49:46 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Martin Kepplinger <martink@...teo.de>
Cc:     catalin.marinas@....com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: replace FSF address with web source in license
 notices

On Tue 14-11-17 10:44:38, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> A few years ago the FSF moved and "59 Temple Place" is wrong. Having this
> still in our source files feels old and unmaintained.
> 
> Let's take the license statement serious and not confuse users.
> 
> As https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html suggests, we replace the
> postal address with "<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>" in the mm directory.

Why to change this now? Isn't there a general plan to move to SPDX?
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs