From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CB66C04AAC for ; Thu, 23 May 2019 05:42:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41C0B21019 for ; Thu, 23 May 2019 05:42:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726070AbfEWFm1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 May 2019 01:42:27 -0400 Received: from Galois.linutronix.de ([146.0.238.70]:38562 "EHLO Galois.linutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725806AbfEWFm1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 May 2019 01:42:27 -0400 Received: from p5b06daab.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([91.6.218.171] helo=nanos.glx-home) by Galois.linutronix.de with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1hTgUj-00055y-FH; Thu, 23 May 2019 07:42:25 +0200 Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 07:42:25 +0200 (CEST) From: Thomas Gleixner To: "Bradley M. Kuhn" cc: linux-spdx@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Meta-question on GPL compliance of this activity In-Reply-To: <20190523044120.zi6anxxofswk5d6i@ebb.org> Message-ID: References: <20190521210833.veltn74dcgic5zmw@ebb.org> <20190522133053.GE28920@kroah.com> <20190523044120.zi6anxxofswk5d6i@ebb.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (DEB 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Linutronix-Spam-Score: -1.0 X-Linutronix-Spam-Level: - X-Linutronix-Spam-Status: No , -1.0 points, 5.0 required, ALL_TRUSTED=-1,SHORTCIRCUIT=-0.0001 Sender: linux-spdx-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-spdx@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 22 May 2019, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote: > Linux is not (usually) distributed with its full Git history passed along for > the distribution ride; i.e., most Linux distribution recipients *don't* > receive a copy to the Git repository with the copy of Linux they receive. That's what tools are for. We can generate that list when generating the tarball.. That has the advantage that it's matching the actual tree structure and is not subject to bitrot. The bitrot part is important if you are worried about this simply because there is no valid information once the list and the file names/locations get out of sync. That's bound to happen and nobody will ever do the whack a mole game of keeping it up to date. Thanks, tglx