linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs. "GPL v2" bogosity

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1902101957040.8784@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Sun, 10 Feb 2019 19:58:11 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs. "GPL v2"
 bogosity

On Sat, 9 Feb 2019, Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
> > + * Both "GPL v2" and "GPL" (the latter also in dual licensed strings) are
> > + * merily stating that the module is licensed under the GPL v2, but are not
> 
> Nit: did you mean merely (as mere/just) ? or merily/merrily (as in
> cheerfully/happily) ? :D

Bah. merely of course.

Jon, want me to resend?

Thanks,

	tglx