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_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 5F6F1C43441 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:09:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2838F206B6 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:09:45 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 2838F206B6 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=perches.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726991AbeK2MNQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2018 07:13:16 -0500 Received: from smtprelay0163.hostedemail.com ([216.40.44.163]:58037 "EHLO smtprelay.hostedemail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726297AbeK2MNP (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2018 07:13:15 -0500 Received: from filter.hostedemail.com (clb03-v110.bra.tucows.net [216.40.38.60]) by smtprelay08.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC533182CED28; Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:09:41 +0000 (UTC) X-Session-Marker: 6A6F6540706572636865732E636F6D X-HE-Tag: dogs72_7164f31f5dc10 X-Filterd-Recvd-Size: 1734 Received: from XPS-9350.home (unknown [47.151.153.53]) (Authenticated sender: joe@perches.com) by omf10.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:09:39 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <13e48b62cc28144f3bea88dfd3360307539b72d7.camel@perches.com> Subject: Re: [tip:timers/core] time: Add SPDX license identifiers From: Joe Perches To: broonie@kernel.org, nicolas.pitre@linaro.org, davidriley@chromium.org, kstewart@linuxfoundation.org, cminyard@mvista.com, john.stultz@linaro.org, peterz@infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, tglx@linutronix.de, paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com, keescook@chromium.org, pombredanne@nexb.com, ccross@android.com, richardcochran@gmail.com, mingo@kernel.org, rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk, linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:09:37 -0800 In-Reply-To: References: <20181031182252.879109557@linutronix.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" User-Agent: Evolution 3.30.1-1build1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2018-11-23 at 20:15 -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > On Fri, 2018-11-23 at 03:19 -0800, tip-bot for Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > The SPDX > > identifier is a legally binding shorthand, which can be used instead of the > > full boiler plate text. > > Is the "legally binding shorthand" actually proven anywhere? > I am not aware of any case law for this. So is there any case law that supports this "legally binding" statement or is it merely wishful thinking?