netdev - Re: [net-next] intel: add SPDX identifiers to all the Intel drivers

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Message-ID: <1521594890.12047.37.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:14:50 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        "Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
Cc:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "nhorman@...hat.com" <nhorman@...hat.com>,
        "sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>,
        "jogreene@...hat.com" <jogreene@...hat.com>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [net-next] intel: add SPDX identifiers to all the Intel drivers

On Tue, 2018-03-20 at 18:09 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> On Tue, 2018-03-20 at 16:46 -0700, Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
> > When the kernel maintainers decide to switch to V3.0 of the SPDX list,
> > the doc will be updated and then Joe's script could be applied at once
> > to update the past.
> 
> I am fine with changing my patch back to v2.6 SPDX ids, as long as Joe's
> script in the future won't touch the Intel wired LAN drivers, since we need
> to retain copyright on several files through out our drivers.

Why would exempting intel wired drivers be
necessary or useful?

I think it would be better if the kernel
source files used a consistent tag format.

The script I wrote is basically a sed that
simply updates the SPDX license text.

That is not particular different that Thomas's
original script that added the SPDX tags.

I have no intention of claiming anything like
a copyright on the output of a trivial script.