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SubjectRe: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Check for the FSF mailing address
On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:18:04PM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> You can do that, but I know a whole lot of lawyers who will not like
> that, as you aren't being explicit about what the license of the file
> is, and relying on something else.

I was afraid that some legal-profession-mumbo-jumbo would require the
explicit stating of the license in *every* goddam file. Oh well...

> Remember, Linux kernel source files are licensed with all sorts of
> different licenses, all of which are compatable and default to GPL
> when used as a whole, but can be different on their own.

Right.

> Lawyers, just like kernel developers, are never happy, it's not in
> their nature...

Why am I not surprised?! :-)

Thanks.

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