linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] ARM: dts: imx53-usbarmory: Replace license text comment with SPDX identifier

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Message-ID: <aMFofaIczqElAsLY@stjenka.localdomain>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:01:02 +0000
From: Andrej Rosano <andrej.rosano@...ersec.com>
To: Csókás Bence <csokas.bence@...lan.hu>
CC: Andrea Barisani <andrea@...ersepath.com>, "devicetree@...r.kernel.org"
	<devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, "imx@...ts.linux.dev" <imx@...ts.linux.dev>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org"
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Pengutronix Kernel Team
	<kernel@...gutronix.de>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Krzysztof
 Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>, Fabio
 Estevam <festevam@...il.com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Shawn Guo
	<shawnguo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] ARM: dts: imx53-usbarmory: Replace license text
 comment with SPDX identifier

Hi Bence,

yes, we agree.

Thanks
Andrej

On 2025-09-09 Tue, Csókás Bence wrote:
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 2025. 08. 14. 9:47, Bence Csókás wrote:
> > Replace verbatim license text with a `SPDX-License-Identifier`.
> > 
> > The comment header mis-attributes this license to be "X11", but the
> > license text does not include the last line "Except as contained in this
> > notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not be used in advertising or
> > otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software
> > without prior written authorization from the X Consortium.". Therefore,
> > this license is actually equivalent to the SPDX "MIT" license (confirmed
> > by text diffing).
> > 
> > Cc: Andrej Rosano <andrej@...ersepath.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Bence Csókás <csokas.bence@...lan.hu>
> 
> +To: Andrea Barisani <andrea@...ersepath.com>
> 
> Andrej, Andrea, do you agree with this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bence
> 

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