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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: add SPDX identifiers to all files in drivers/usb/
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On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 06:49:30PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > But all that matters is the tag is there for tools to be able to extract
> > it properly.  And if we have that, it doesn't matter what the comment
> > "style" would be, so might as well make it look "nicer".
> > 
> > And, to take it to the next conclusion, if we have the SPDX identifier,
> > we can get rid of the "boilerplate" GPL license crap as well, right?
> 
> An SPDX tag may not form a valid warranty disclaimer in many parts of
> the world while the header with correct document text in capitals does.

But the warranty disclaimer is in the license for the project as a
whole, just not on the individual file, so it is still covered from what
I can tell.

> So yes you can remove it, but since it used to have a disclaimer and
> you (aka Linux Foundation) potentially removed it you might want to have a
> little chat with their laywers about whether you risk assuming any
> liability as a result 8)

Ok, will do :)

thanks,

greg k-h