Re: [PATCH][RFC] module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs. "GPL v2" bogosity

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Wed Feb 06 2019 - 19:21:58 EST


On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:11:40 +0100 (CET)
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Jan 2019, Jessica Yu wrote:
> > +++ Thomas Gleixner [28/01/19 23:38 +0100]:
> > > + "GPL" Module is licensed under GPL version 2. This
> > > + does not express any distinction between
> > > + GPL-2.0-only or GPL-2.0-or-later. The exact
> > > + license information can only be determined
> > > + via the license information in the
> > > + corresponding source files.
> > > +
> > > + "GPL v2" Same as "GPL v2". It exists for historic
> > > + reasons.
> >
> > Did you mean to say 'Same as "GPL"' here? (as in, "GPL v2" conveys the same
> > information as the "GPL" module license string)
>
> Of course. After staring at all this for too long I confused myself and did
> not spot it even if I read through the whole thing several times.

Were you thinking of sending a new version with tweaks? I can happy apply
this version with this fix if you prefer, let me know...

Thanks,

jon