Hi all, 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. Changes compared to v1[2]: - Add Acked-by, - s/existant/existent/. Thanks for your comments! [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 [2] "[PATCH 0/2] m68k/powerpc: Kill references to non-existent README.legal https://lore.kernel.org/r/cover.1694095086.git.geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Geert Uytterhoeven (2): m68k: Replace GPL 2.0+ README.legal boilerplate with SPDX powerpc: Replace GPL 2.0+ README.legal boilerplate with 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(-) -- 2.34.1 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
