From: Richard Fontana <rfontana@redhat.com>
To: Steve Winslow <swinslow@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-spdx@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 16/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 16
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:42:28 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAC1cPGyc6gfXjzTp2ude7jMsOqG0GrA+ak+roHUin+enpj=OLA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAL8Xim5-BmUfjMOG3yt5nH3kXzzee_cLMuru7ReU0Jna9TxQbw@mail.gmail.com>
On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 8:27 PM Steve Winslow
<swinslow@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> For this one, the additional disclaimer paragraph at the bottom
> (beginning with "THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY...") appears to come
> from a BSD-style license, not GPL. I'm not sure this disclaimer should
> be deleted and replaced by just a standard GPL-2.0-or-later tag.
I am inclined to agree with Steve. It's materially different from the
disclaimers in GPLv2 itself and could also indicate the remnants of an
otherwise vanished BSD license notice.
Richard
> On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 1:20 PM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> >
> > Based on 1 normalized pattern(s):
> >
> > this program is free software you can redistribute it and or modify
> > it under the terms of the gnu general public license as published by
> > the free software foundation either version 2 of the license or at
> > your option any later version this program is distributed in the
> > hope that it will be useful but without any warranty without even
> > the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular
> > purpose see the gnu general public license for more details you
> > should have received a copy of the gnu general public license along
> > with this program if not see http www gnu org licenses gpl html this
> > software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors as is
> > and any express or implied warranties including but not limited to
> > the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
> > particular purpose are disclaimed in no event shall the copyright
> > owner or contributors be liable for any direct indirect incidental
> > special exemplary or consequential damages including but not limited
> > to procurement of substitute goods or services loss of use data or
> > profits or business interruption however caused and on any theory of
> > liability whether in contract strict liability or tort including
> > negligence or otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this
> > software even if advised of the possibility of such damage
> >
> > extracted by the scancode license scanner the SPDX license identifier
> >
> > GPL-2.0-or-later
> >
> > has been chosen to replace the boilerplate/reference in 1 file(s).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> > ---
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-spdx.git/commit/?h=step2&id=579b91f12dbc
> > ---
> > drivers/net/can/slcan.c | 28 +---------------------------
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 27 deletions(-)
> >
> > --- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
> > @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> > /*
> > * slcan.c - serial line CAN interface driver (using tty line discipline)
> > *
> > @@ -6,33 +7,6 @@
> > * slip.c Authors : Laurence Culhane <loz@holmes.demon.co.uk>
> > * Fred N. van Kempen <waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org>
> > * slcan.c Author : Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
> > - *
> > - * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> > - * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
> > - * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
> > - * option) any later version.
> > - *
> > - * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> > - * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> > - * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
> > - * General Public License for more details.
> > - *
> > - * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
> > - * with this program; if not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
> > - *
> > - * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
> > - * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
> > - * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
> > - * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
> > - * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
> > - * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
> > - * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
> > - * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
> > - * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
> > - * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
> > - * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
> > - * DAMAGE.
> > - *
> > */
> >
> > #include <linux/module.h>
> >
> >
--
Richard Fontana
Senior Commercial Counsel
Red Hat, Inc.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-05-20 0:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 148+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-05-19 13:51 [patch 00/25] First batch Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 01/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 1 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:23 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 17:28 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 21:47 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:03 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-20 9:00 ` Greg KH
2019-05-20 9:04 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 9:22 ` Greg KH
2019-05-20 20:13 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-21 14:18 ` Michael Ellerman
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 02/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 2 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:29 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 21:50 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 0:44 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-20 4:00 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 17:17 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-20 17:47 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 18:09 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 21:14 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 22:07 ` Philippe Ombredanne
2019-05-20 22:34 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 03/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 3 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:24 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 17:30 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 21:51 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:04 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 04/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 4 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:25 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 21:53 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:05 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 05/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 5 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:25 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 21:54 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:05 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:20 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 06/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 6 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:28 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 22:32 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 0:53 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-20 11:10 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 16:50 ` Philippe Ombredanne
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 07/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 7 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:29 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 22:35 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:06 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:21 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 08/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 8 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:30 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 22:40 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 0:57 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-20 8:51 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 09/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 9 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:30 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:17 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:06 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:21 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 10/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 10 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:31 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:18 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:06 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:22 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 11/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 11 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:31 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:19 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:07 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:22 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 12/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 12 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:36 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:26 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:07 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:23 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 13/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 13 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:38 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:27 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:08 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:24 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-21 14:20 ` Michael Ellerman
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 14/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 14 Thomas Gleixner
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2019-05-19 17:49 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:30 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:08 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:26 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 15/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 15 Thomas Gleixner
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2019-05-19 17:50 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:40 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:09 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:26 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 16/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 16 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:41 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:40 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 0:27 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-20 0:42 ` Richard Fontana [this message]
2019-05-20 2:42 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 5:25 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 16:38 ` Philippe Ombredanne
2019-05-20 17:10 ` Richard Fontana
2019-05-20 17:28 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-20 22:43 ` Philippe Ombredanne
2019-05-20 8:31 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 17/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 17 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:41 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:41 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:10 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:28 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 18/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 18 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:42 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:49 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:10 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:28 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 19/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 19 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:50 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:50 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:11 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:29 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 20/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 20 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:43 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:57 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:11 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:30 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 21/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 21 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:44 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-19 23:58 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:11 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:31 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 22/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 22 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:45 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-20 1:26 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:11 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:34 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-21 5:46 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 23/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 23 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:45 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-20 1:27 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:12 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:35 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 24/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 24 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:51 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-20 1:29 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:15 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:36 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-19 13:51 ` [patch 25/25] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 25 Thomas Gleixner
2019-05-19 17:52 ` J Lovejoy
2019-05-20 1:31 ` Allison Randal
2019-05-20 1:15 ` Steve Winslow
2019-05-21 1:37 ` Kate Stewart
2019-05-21 10:20 ` [patch 00/25] First batch Greg KH
2019-05-21 10:24 ` Thomas Gleixner
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