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 07DA5C282CE for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2019 13:50:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D574A23CEB for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2019 13:50:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727573AbfFDNuL (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jun 2019 09:50:11 -0400 Received: from Galois.linutronix.de ([146.0.238.70]:39857 "EHLO Galois.linutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727503AbfFDNuL (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jun 2019 09:50:11 -0400 Received: from p5b06daab.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([91.6.218.171] helo=nanos) by Galois.linutronix.de with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1hY9pJ-0001oj-E9; Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:50:09 +0200 Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2019 15:50:08 +0200 (CEST) From: Thomas Gleixner To: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" cc: linux-spdx@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Batch 17 patch 43/57] treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 494 In-Reply-To: <1199b8ef-01e5-aa72-9673-f38b05434d14@metux.net> Message-ID: References: <20190604081044.651381636@linutronix.de> <20190604081206.123876666@linutronix.de> <1199b8ef-01e5-aa72-9673-f38b05434d14@metux.net> 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 Tue, 4 Jun 2019, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote: > On 04.06.19 11:20, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Jun 2019, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > > > > From: Thomas Gleixner tglx@linutronix.de > > > > > > Based on 1 normalized pattern(s): > > > > > > copyright this file is distributed under the terms of the gnu > > > general public license gpl copies of the gpl can be obtained from > > > ftp prep ai mit edu pub gnu gpl each contributing author retains all > > > rights to their own work > > > > That's definitely a bold claim to deduce v2 only. The ftp link does not > > exist and the wayback machine does not have it either. > > How sad, older than git transition and no mail addresses given :( > > Just found your history.git @kernel.org - does it contain the ancient history Define ancient. It's a precise import of the bitkeeper repository and goes back to 2.5.x where the fine grained bitkeeper history starts. Everything before that is just available from the version to version delta patch imports. So some LKML archive detective work is due... Thanks, tglx