Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: thermal: samsung: Add SPDX license identifier

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Jul 25 2018 - 12:28:05 EST


On 25 July 2018 at 16:43, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
<b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:03:12 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 06:46:35PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:02:50 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> > > Replace GPL license statement with SPDX license identifier (GPL-2.0+).
>> > >
>> > > Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > > ---
>> > > include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h | 12 +-----------
>> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)
>> > >
>> > > diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h b/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h
>> > > index 0646500bca69..642e4e7f4084 100644
>> > > --- a/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h
>> > > +++ b/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h
>> > > @@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
>> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
>> >
>> > This code should be GPL-2.0 only, original license statement is most
>> > likely result of using wrong file as the source of copy-paste. So I
>> > would like to have the license fixed first before doing conversion to
>> > SPDX.
>>
>> If you think that's the case, then it makes sense and please go ahead.
>> As fair as I remember this required signed-off from all contributors...
>> so probably just Lukasz and Eduardo?
>
> git blame shows just Lukasz so his Ack should be enough.
>
> I'm also fine with doing it in one patch like i.e. in commit a80ea4cb944e
> ("pata_bk3710: clarify license version and use SPDX header"), if you are
> also fine with it could you please re-spin the patch (+Cc: Lukasz)?

I do not have interest in changing the license, I do not want to deal
with possible legal issues so I'll skip it.

I am fine however with abandoning this patch if you or someone else
sends license change + SPDX.

Best regards,
Krzysztof