Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Check for the FSF mailing address

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Sun Oct 06 2013 - 04:10:57 EST


On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:05:57AM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> As an individual file is not the sum of the "program", I would argue
> that it is not needed, but some companies like to feel better by
> adding it. So I really don't mind either way, as it would involve
> arguing with lawyers about this type of thing, and I do enough of that
> already that I don't go out of my way to do it more...

What about a short sentence pointing at 'COPYING' instead?

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Boris.

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