Re: [PATCH] usb: raw-gadget: upgrade license identifier

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 11:32:36PM +0100, andrey.konovalov@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Most of the USB gadget modules are licensed as GPL-2.0+. There is no
> reason not to allow using Raw Gadget code under a newer GPL version.
> 
> Change SPDX identifier from GPL-2.0 to GPL-2.0+.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
> 
> I don't know whether such license change is possible and what it
> requires.

It requires the copyright holder to agree to change the license, as well
as anyone who as contributed to it.  If you so desire to do this, please
work with them and get the lawyers for those entities to sign off on the
patch and I will be glad to take it.

thanks,

greg k-h