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=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, 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 084E9C282CE for ; Wed, 22 May 2019 15:21:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C843E20879 for ; Wed, 22 May 2019 15:21:21 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=fail reason="key not found in DNS" (0-bit key) header.d=jilayne.com header.i=@jilayne.com header.b="fWVAeUaL" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729803AbfEVPVV (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 May 2019 11:21:21 -0400 Received: from mx1-c1.supremebox.com ([198.23.53.215]:46934 "EHLO mx1.supremebox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729583AbfEVPVV (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 May 2019 11:21:21 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=jilayne.com ; s=default; h=To:References:Message-Id:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Date: In-Reply-To:From:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID :Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To: Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe :List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=Lnqik0hgJ/PBlcpfwDsq7gkO3yqbny0286LlqiPaN/o=; b=fWVAeUaLU5/qECyhUJMLoAk6Zv RAOq4TA1hVRSBXeMMckHSMlIyIW2R27wvom4Ym8OuezjMD9sU6qKnx+BMzVlXOHxurn9wkbhpmvZu X4nsNBPU5WFoug8HIjas18V+Ll7DI3qB/cAzyP7rT5R6mpWZVtEwcxqKSjWGVBV+m1X8=; Received: from [67.164.173.226] (helo=[10.0.0.176]) by mx1.supremebox.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hTT3Q-0003R7-4s; Wed, 22 May 2019 15:21:20 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.11\)) Subject: Re: [patch 18/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 43 From: J Lovejoy In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 09:21:19 -0600 Cc: Allison Randal , linux-spdx@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <6B434678-D956-4E9B-BDFA-A57C834621A9@jilayne.com> References: <20190520170750.949430150@linutronix.de> <20190520170858.189153071@linutronix.de> <47151447-7297-13c4-a232-a0b567ab2886@lohutok.net> To: Thomas Gleixner X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.11) X-Sender-Ident-agJab5osgicCis: opensource@jilayne.com Sender: linux-spdx-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-spdx@vger.kernel.org > On May 21, 2019, at 1:29 AM, Thomas Gleixner = wrote: >=20 > On Mon, 20 May 2019, Allison Randal wrote: >=20 >> This one contains some BSD warranty text, but less than the previous >> example (16/25 from first batch). Maybe hold until we decide what to = do >> with that one? >=20 > Yes. I'll put it to the other pile for now. >=20 > Kate, Jilayne, >=20 > can you please have a look how to handle that GPL + BSD disclaimer > abomination SPDX wise? >=20 >=20 Hi Thomas, Yes, I have started a new list for this special version of messiness, = namely anything in these batches that you all are tagging as adding = something =E2=80=9Cextra=E2=80=9D to the standard GPL license notice. = I=E2=80=99m not going to start bringing this to SPDX until we have a = more complete list - that way we know how many variations there are, = etc.=20 If/when we do reach out to copyright holders in these cases, I think = it=E2=80=99d be helpful to specifically ask them if they could remove = the extra text and confirm that the license is just plain old = GPL-2.0-only or GPL-2.0-or-later. =46rom Richard=E2=80=99s earlier = comments, Philippe=E2=80=99s bit of research, and the copyright years in = the notices from the actual files - it sounds like this = additional-warranty thing was in vogue a long time go (and hopefully not = something people think they need to do today!) - so, trying to clean it = up where possible would be ideal.=20 Thanks Jilayne=