On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:45:26 +0100 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > > > > According to last changes this should be GPL-2.0-only > > What "last changes"? "GPL-2.0" is a totally valid SPDX identifier for > the kernel. Don't buy into the "-only" prefix crud that the newer SPDX > version adopted for crazy reasons. The in-kernel documentation lists > the valid identifiers and the version of SPDX we are currently using. According to: LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 > SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0.html > Usage-Guide: > To use this license in source code, put one of the following SPDX > tag/value pairs into a comment according to the placement > guidelines in the licensing rules documentation. > For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 only' use: > SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > or > SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only > For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or any later version' use: > SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ > or > SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later So, GPL-2.0 is the same as GPL-2.0-only. Changing it from one to the other doesn't make any difference. -- Steve
