Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:55:35 +0100 | From | Martin Kepplinger <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] mm: replace FSF address with web source in license notices |
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Am 14.11.2017 10:49 schrieb Michal Hocko: > On Tue 14-11-17 10:44:38, Martin Kepplinger wrote: >> A few years ago the FSF moved and "59 Temple Place" is wrong. Having >> this >> still in our source files feels old and unmaintained. >> >> Let's take the license statement serious and not confuse users. >> >> As https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html suggests, we replace >> the >> postal address with "<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>" in the mm >> directory. > > Why to change this now? Isn't there a general plan to move to SPDX?
Shouldn't a move to SPDX only be additions to what we currently have? That's at least what the "reuse" project suggests, see https://reuse.software/practices/ with "Don’t remove existing headers, but only add to them."
thanks
martin
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