Re: [PATCH] mISDN: Fix full name of the GPL

From: Diederik de Haas
Date: Mon Jan 23 2023 - 09:42:27 EST


On Sunday, 22 January 2023 20:17:07 CET Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > - * This file is (c) under GNU PUBLIC LICENSE
> > + * This file is (c) under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
> > *
> > * Thanks to Karsten Keil (great drivers)
> > * Cologne Chip (great chips)
>
> No, this is not the current practice.
> Instead replace this with proper SPDX header.

You are correct. On top of that, my initial view of a spelling issue was wrong.
Due to [1] I now see it as a legal issue as it would (technically) change the
license, which I don't know how and I think I also can't resolve.
Consequently I want to retract my patch.

Sorry for the noise.

Diederik

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ad99d227-ce82-319b-6323-b70ac009d0e7@xxxxxxxxxxxx/

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