From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:41552 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751396AbeCUJiv (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:38:51 -0400 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:38:49 +0100 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Jeff Kirsher Cc: Philippe Ombredanne , "Allan, Bruce W" , Joe Perches , "davem@davemloft.net" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "nhorman@redhat.com" , "sassmann@redhat.com" , "jogreene@redhat.com" , Kate Stewart , Thomas Gleixner Subject: Re: [net-next] intel: add SPDX identifiers to all the Intel drivers Message-ID: <20180321093848.GV14085@kroah.com> References: <20180320171320.10826-1-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> <1521567660.12047.5.camel@perches.com> <1521568343.12746.4.camel@intel.com> <804857E1F29AAC47BF68C404FC60A184ED5CCD20@ORSMSX105.amr.corp.intel.com> <1521594560.15055.10.camel@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1521594560.15055.10.camel@intel.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 06:09:20PM -0700, Jeff Kirsher 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. Changing SPDX comment lines should never change the "copyright" of a file. If you have questions about stuff like that, please talk to your corporate lawyers, they will be glad to talk to you all about what defines "copyright" :) thanks, greg "I talk to too many lawyers..." k-h