Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 12 Nov 2017 20:57:51 +0100 (CET) | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [patch 1/7] Documentation: Add license-rules.rst to describe how to properly identify file licenses |
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2017, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Sun, 2017-11-12 at 20:18 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > Add a file to the Documentation directory to describe how file licenses > > should be described in all kernel files, using the SPDX identifier, as well > > as where all licenses should be in the kernel source tree for people to > > refer to (LICENSES/). > > > > Thanks to Kate, Philippe and Greg for review and editing! > p[ > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/Documentation/license-rules.rst > [] > > +The common way of expressing the license of a source file is to add the > > +matching boiler plate text into the top comment of the file. Due to > > +formatting, typos etc. These "boiler plates" are hard to validate for > > +tools, which are used in the context of license compliance. > > There is bad sentence construction here and it is a > little difficult to parse what is intended. > > "These" should not be capitalized.
Indeed.
> This SPDX info should also be place in the Documentation/process > content somewhere.
Works for me.
Thanks,
tglx
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