Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: thermal: samsung: Add SPDX license identifier

From: Eduardo Valentin
Date: Fri Jul 27 2018 - 18:53:28 EST


On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 06:27:59PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 25 July 2018 at 16:43, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
> <b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:03:12 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 06:46:35PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:02:50 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> > > Replace GPL license statement with SPDX license identifier (GPL-2.0+).
> >> > >
> >> > > Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > > ---
> >> > > include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h | 12 +-----------
> >> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >> > >
> >> > > diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h b/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h
> >> > > index 0646500bca69..642e4e7f4084 100644
> >> > > --- a/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h
> >> > > +++ b/include/dt-bindings/thermal/thermal_exynos.h
> >> > > @@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
> >> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
> >> >
> >> > This code should be GPL-2.0 only, original license statement is most
> >> > likely result of using wrong file as the source of copy-paste. So I
> >> > would like to have the license fixed first before doing conversion to
> >> > SPDX.
> >>
> >> If you think that's the case, then it makes sense and please go ahead.
> >> As fair as I remember this required signed-off from all contributors...
> >> so probably just Lukasz and Eduardo?
> >
> > git blame shows just Lukasz so his Ack should be enough.

You probably want to have his ack yes.

> >
> > I'm also fine with doing it in one patch like i.e. in commit a80ea4cb944e
> > ("pata_bk3710: clarify license version and use SPDX header"), if you are
> > also fine with it could you please re-spin the patch (+Cc: Lukasz)?
>
> I do not have interest in changing the license, I do not want to deal
> with possible legal issues so I'll skip it.
>

:-)

> I am fine however with abandoning this patch if you or someone else
> sends license change + SPDX.
>

If that is the case, I am skipping this patch. Ping me / RESEND in case
you still want this. :-)

> Best regards,
> Krzysztof