Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 21 Oct 2017 09:46:03 +0200 | From | Greg Kroah-Hartman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] USB: add SPDX identifiers to all files in drivers/usb/ |
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On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 06:49:30PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > But all that matters is the tag is there for tools to be able to extract > > it properly. And if we have that, it doesn't matter what the comment > > "style" would be, so might as well make it look "nicer". > > > > And, to take it to the next conclusion, if we have the SPDX identifier, > > we can get rid of the "boilerplate" GPL license crap as well, right? > > An SPDX tag may not form a valid warranty disclaimer in many parts of > the world while the header with correct document text in capitals does.
But the warranty disclaimer is in the license for the project as a whole, just not on the individual file, so it is still covered from what I can tell.
> So yes you can remove it, but since it used to have a disclaimer and > you (aka Linux Foundation) potentially removed it you might want to have a > little chat with their laywers about whether you risk assuming any > liability as a result 8)
Ok, will do :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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