Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] COPYING: create a new file with points to the Kernel license files

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Fri Mar 23 2018 - 14:29:10 EST


On Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:51:04 -0300
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The contents of COPYING file is now duplicated at two other
> files under LICENSE:
> LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
> LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
>
> Also, a new file was added, with describes how SPDX should work at
> the Kernel source files:
> Documentation/process/license-rules.rst
>
> Instead fo having it copying the contents of two files, and not
> even mentioning the third one, replace it by a file whose content
> points to the other tree files, preserving the Kernel's license.
>
> Adjust license-rules.rst accordingly.

It looks like we're about there with these, so I went ahead and applied
them.

Thanks,

jon