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

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Date:   Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:39:53 -0600
From:   "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
To:     Martin Kepplinger <martink@...teo.de>
Cc:     paul@...l-moore.com, sds@...ho.nsa.gov, eparis@...isplace.org,
        james.l.morris@...cle.com, serge@...lyn.com,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] security: replace FSF address with web source in license
 notices

Quoting Martin Kepplinger (martink@...teo.de):
> 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 security
> directory.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martink@...teo.de>

Seems legit.

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@...lyn.com>

> ---
>  security/selinux/include/netlabel.h | 3 +--
>  security/selinux/netlabel.c         | 3 +--
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/selinux/include/netlabel.h b/security/selinux/include/netlabel.h
> index 75686d53df07..e77a5e307955 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/include/netlabel.h
> +++ b/security/selinux/include/netlabel.h
> @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
>   * the GNU General Public License for more details.
>   *
>   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> - * along with this program;  if not, write to the Free Software
> - * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
> + * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>   *
>   */
>  
> diff --git a/security/selinux/netlabel.c b/security/selinux/netlabel.c
> index aaba6677ee2e..2c297b995b16 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/netlabel.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/netlabel.c
> @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
>   * the GNU General Public License for more details.
>   *
>   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> - * along with this program;  if not, write to the Free Software
> - * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
> + * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>   *
>   */
>  
> -- 
> 2.11.0