linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/12] rtc: pcf85063: convert to SPDX identifier

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Message-ID: <371999940784dbd281669122c3027805ab0ecfd9.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:16:58 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/12] rtc: pcf85063: convert to SPDX identifier

On Mon, 2019-04-01 at 18:08 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> Use SPDX-License-Identifier instead of a verbose license text.
> 
> The original text refers to version 2 so also update MODULE_LICENSE() to
> "GPL v2" instead of "GPL".

This is not necessary as GPL is the same as GPL v2

commit bf7fbeeae6db644ef5995085de2bc5c6121f8c8d
Author: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Date:   Fri Feb 8 17:02:56 2019 +0100

    module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs. "GPL v2" bogosity
    
and documentation/process/license-rules.rst:

   The valid license strings for MODULE_LICENSE() are:

    ============================= =============================================
    "GPL"			  Module is licensed under GPL version 2. This
				  does not express any distinction between
				  GPL-2.0-only or GPL-2.0-or-later. The exact
				  license information can only be determined
				  via the license information in the
				  corresponding source files.

    "GPL v2"			  Same as "GPL". It exists for historic
				  reasons.