Re: SPDX-License-Identifier

[Stefan Roese]

On 21.02.2014 17:18, Michal Simek wrote:
> On 02/21/2014 05:12 PM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 05:04:26PM +0100, Michal Simek wrote:
> > > On 02/21/2014 05:04 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 07:38:16AM +0100, Michal Simek wrote:
> > > > > BTW: u-boot started to use SPDX-License-Identifier
> > > > > which will be nice to start to use.
> > > >
> > > > I agree, feel free to start sending patches to use this type of
> > > > identifier for drivers.
> > >
> > > But we probably need to add that Licenses to one location.
> > > Documentation/Licenses?
> >
> > Just add to the drivers themselves, just like u-boot is doing. A simple:
> >
> > 	$ git grep -e SPDX-License-Identifier
> >
> > will tell you filename and license. Or did I misunderstand your question ?
>
> But for doing this it is probably necessary to have location where
> you will place that licenses and you will explain what it is how
> it is done by Wolfgang in this commit.
>
> http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=eca3aeb352c964bdb28b8e191d6326370245e03f
>
> Then yes, adding one line is enough.
I would like to revive this thread regarding SPDX license identifiers in 
the Linux kernel. And check how to best start / proceed with the 
integration now.

Greg, if you are open to patches adding this one-line SPDX license tag 
to the source code, how should I begin with such a task in your opinion? 
Should I add those tags for just one driver directory (e.g. 
drivers/base/*) first? And send those patches to the list(s) for review. 
Or do you have other suggestions on how to start with this task?

Any comments and / or suggestions are really appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks,
Stefan
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