Re: [1/7] Documentation: Add license-rules.rst to describe how to properly identify file licenses

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon Nov 13 2017 - 07:26:19 EST


On Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Charlemagne Lasse wrote:
> > +If a specific tool cannot handle the standard comment style, then the
> > +appropriate comment mechanism which the tool accepts shall be used.
>
> Most of the things sound good. But I really don't get the first-line
> thing and the C++ single line comments in C sources.

That's been a decision from Linus and probably not going to change, even if
you argue in circles.

Thanks,

tglx