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    SubjectRe: [PATCH bpf-next 0/4] Convert filter.txt to RST
    On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 10:24:54AM +0200, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
    > On 08/09/2018 09:27 AM, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
    > > On Wed, Aug 08, 2018 at 11:07:35PM -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
    > >> On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 03:23:24PM +1000, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>> Daniel and Alexei, can I please have permission to add GPLv2+ to the BPF
    > >>> docs?
    > >>
    > >> kernel licensing is GPLv2 without +
    > >
    > > According to process/license-rules.rst
    > >
    > > GPL-2.0+ : GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
    >
    > Not really, please see the first three paragraphs of process/license-rules.rst.
    > The COPYING file of the kernel says that it's 'v2' and not 'v2 or later',
    > unless otherwise _explicitly_ noted. Given that and given there is no other
    > specific note in filter.txt, it would mean it's v2-only due to that rule.

    Thanks for clarifying. My understanding is now; this is a case where
    checkpatch is too verbose and we do not actually need to add a specific
    license identifier to the documentation files (new or otherwise). They
    get an implicit GPLv2.

    I'll remove the licences identifiers and re-spin.

    thanks,
    Tobin.

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