[PATCH 1/1] general: fix GPL-2.0-or-later SPDX headers
Heinrich Schuchardt
heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com
Mon Oct 23 15:51:39 CEST 2023
On 23.10.23 15:43, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 07:47:07PM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
>
>> SPDX headers should use GPL-2.0-or-later and not GPL-2.0+.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com>
>
> So, first, iirc GPL-2.0+ is deprecated, but still valid, yes? We should
> use the current form of all tags moving forward as I do remember there's
> a reason for the switch to "-or-later" from "+". But second, the linux
> kernel is still full of "GPL-2.0+" including dts files that this patch
> changes, and so will get lost again on re-sync.
>
I cannot find GPL-2.0+ in https://spdx.org/licenses/ anymore. It was
marked deprecated in 2017.
Best regards
Heinrich
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