linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] watchdog: Fix full name of the GPL

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:43:27 +0100
From:   Diederik de Haas <didi.debian@...ow.org>
To:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        "open list:WATCHDOG DEVICE DRIVERS" <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog: Fix full name of the GPL

On Sunday, 22 January 2023 20:45:13 CET Guenter Roeck wrote:
> No. The only acceptable change would be to replace the text with the
> SPDX license identifier. However, the code is not specific declaring
> _which_ license is being used (2.0 only or 2.0+ or even 1.0+).
> Given that, the only entity who can change the license text in this
> file would be the license holder (which is presumably why it wasn't
> touched when the SPDX conversion was made).

You are entirely correct and my initial view of it as a spelling issue, was 
wrong. Please disregard the patch.
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