Re: [PATCH rdma-next] RDMA/include: Replace license text with SPDX tags

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>]

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 09:06:03AM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 04:45:07PM -0300, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 08:35:23AM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_hdrs.h b/include/rdma/ib_hdrs.h
> > > index 9a90bd031e8c..03567e7c5c57 100644
> > > +++ b/include/rdma/ib_hdrs.h
> > > @@ -1,48 +1,6 @@
> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB */
> > >  /*
> > >   * Copyright(c) 2016 - 2018 Intel Corporation.
> > > - *
> > > - * This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license.  When using or
> > > - * redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
> > > - *
> > > - * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
> > > - *
> > > - * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> > > - * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
> > > - * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> > > - *
> > > - * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> > > - * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> > > - * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> > > - * General Public License for more details.
> > > - *
> > > - * BSD LICENSE
> > > - *
> > > - * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> > > - * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
> > > - * are met:
> > > - *
> > > - *  - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> > > - *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> > > - *  - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
> > > - *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
> > > - *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
> > > - *    distribution.
> > > - *  - Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
> > > - *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
> > > - *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
> > > - *
> > > - * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
> > > - * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
> > > - * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
> > > - * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
> > > - * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
> > > - * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
> > > - * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
> > > - * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
> > > - * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
> > > - * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
> > > - * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> > > - *
> >
> > This text is not Linux-OpenIB. License changes can't be done blindly
> > only exact blocks of text can be replaced by SPDX.
> 
> Do you know why it is not OpenIB?

Intel's preference, most of their licenses are different

> Can we relicense it?

No

> The difference between BSD and OpenIB is only in MIT disclaimer,
> which is very logical addition to me.

Doesn't matter, it needs to use the SPDX tag that matches the text
exactly

Jason