Hi Christophe, On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 4:25 PM Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Le 07/09/2023 à 16:21, Geert Uytterhoeven a écrit : > > Several source files contain license boilerplate that refers to the file > > "README.legal", which never existed in upstream Linux. This is a relic > > from the early port of Linux to the m68k processor family, before it was > > merged in v1.3.94. Later, copies of this boilerplate ended up in the > > PowerPC port. > > > > The "README.legal" file (from e.g. [1]) read: > > > > ---8<----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Legal information about the Linux/68k software package > > > > All files contained in this archive are copyrighted by one or more > > person. They are not in the public domain. > > > > Most of the files are copyrighted by Linus Torvalds, the original > > writer of Linux for IBM PC clone systems. Some parts are copyrighted > > by other IBM PC linux developers. Other parts are copyrighted by > > Linux/68k developers. > > > > This package is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General > > Public License. A copy of this license may be found in the file named > > "COPYING" which should be in the same directory as this file. If the > > file has been omitted, you may obtain it by writing to the Free > > Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------->8--- > > > > Note that the "COPYING" file at that time corresponded to the version > > from upstream Linux v0.99.11 until v2.1.104, and thus predated the > > addition of the "only valid GPL version is v2" clause in v2.4.0-test8. > > > > This patch series gets rid of the references to README.legal by > > replacing the boilerplate with SPDX license identifiers. > > > > Thanks for your comments! > > As far as I know this kind of patch has to be copied to > linux-spdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, added to CC. > > [1] https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/ftp-archives/tsx-11.mit.edu/Oct-07-1996/680x0/v0.9/linux-0.9.tar.gz > > > > Geert Uytterhoeven (2): > > m68k: Replace GPL 2.0+ README.legal boilerplate by SPDX > > powerpc: Replace GPL 2.0+ README.legal boilerplate by SPDX > > > > arch/m68k/68000/entry.S | 7 ++----- > > arch/m68k/bvme6000/config.c | 5 +---- > > arch/m68k/coldfire/entry.S | 7 ++----- > > arch/m68k/ifpsp060/Makefile | 6 ++---- > > arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S | 7 ++----- > > arch/m68k/kernel/head.S | 8 ++------ > > arch/m68k/mvme147/config.c | 5 +---- > > arch/m68k/mvme16x/config.c | 5 +---- > > arch/m68k/q40/config.c | 5 +---- > > arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace.c | 5 +---- > > arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c | 5 +---- > > arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.h | 7 ++----- > > 12 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds
