linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/9] block: Cleanup license notice

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Date:   Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:53:30 -0800
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@....com>,
        Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@....com>,
        Matias Bjorling <mb@...htnvm.io>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/9] block: Cleanup license notice

On 1/17/19 3:14 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Remove the imprecise and sloppy:
> 
>    "This files is licensed under the GPL."
> 
> license notice in the top level comment.
> 
> 1) The file already contains a SPDX license identifier which clearly
>     states that the license of the file is GPL V2 only
> 
> 2) The notice resolves to GPL v1 or later for scanners which is just
>     contrary to the intent of SPDX identifiers to provide clear and non
>     ambiguous license information. Aside of that the value add of this
>     notice is below zero,

My intent was to release this under GPL v2, hence:

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>