From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mga02.intel.com ([134.134.136.20]:22479 "EHLO mga02.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754289Ab3LGWtN (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:49:13 -0500 Message-ID: <1386456552.2195.52.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> (sfid-20131207_234934_191095_6287DAAF) Subject: Re: [net] nfc: Fix FSF address in file headers From: Jeff Kirsher To: Arend van Spriel Cc: "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Lauro Ramos Venancio , Aloisio Almeida Jr , Samuel Ortiz Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:49:12 -0800 In-Reply-To: <52A39F18.8080202@broadcom.com> References: <1386348976-24657-1-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> <52A39F18.8080202@broadcom.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Vz1sHFsJRGWXg7jAbnb4" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-Vz1sHFsJRGWXg7jAbnb4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2013-12-07 at 23:20 +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote: > On 12/06/2013 05:56 PM, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > > Several files refer to an old address for the Free Software Foundation > > in the file header comment. Resolve by replacing the address with > > the URL so that we do not have to keep > > updating the header comments anytime the address changes. >=20 > This seems to pop up from time to time and unfortunately the resolution= =20 > seems not consistent at those times. Why not simply refer to the full=20 > license text that is in the COPYING file in the tree itself. I, personally have only had one request in the last 10 years to change our Intel Wired Ethernet headers and that was because the address changed. I am open to suggestions, although when I proposed either updating the address to the current address or use the URL on LKML and netdev, the response I got was to update to the use the URL. I guess the only argument I would have against referring to the COPYING in the tree itself is that the headers already state: You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; (which refers to the COPYING file) and then it states... if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. This is the second part that needs cleanup if the file refers to the old address. So just by removing the address and providing the URL, you are providing a place that users can get the license *if* the COPYING file gets removed (or altered) by who ever releases the kernel. >=20 > > CC:linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org > > CC: Lauro Ramos Venancio > > CC: Aloisio Almeida Jr > > CC: Samuel Ortiz > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher >=20 --=-Vz1sHFsJRGWXg7jAbnb4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABCgAGBQJSo6XoAAoJEOVv75VaS+3O4YUP/18Mc/6st455/udZtCQMnEFz 48/GMJzGiCAkAj4nazdW6qs1KvEvCWr+5NdHAkkJZvVJ/nEjNITQoUm4biMaHmXH 7DpuUGd6jaM4g0VqRDPIByZLuq9QnJlLHd6ownD43pKD7BqrOhZ55M/MCLoY/ni/ /basVoDo0mgMYWhAqhYkcbkzG3ckOtkPzbIdiTL8H5muojnl94NU9zz3qiBK3iyE zT/L1DAYKbXJv4TNImadWL92zD8pW8qOS208xDEEd6RbCkbpJ/ilODSCg0E8Qb2k HBGOjU84u1REXv1rbEuo5jQua2cKVX+K2IKSkTgg9pckuoSuAL+zbTzPMHA5o2gT 1cK3tAa0OVef2AfshjtqBj4EYaKn/i8wwCz/9HfIhIuDsb/BmDoUCPx3bo1l7nlp 4ifSoesp88gCXE7HpvL6KFWYDLSrRJGmzCxAqIP7myDaYDp6Er1TG16+/Va13U5y YfD/PP2JgEvFuzUkIR9Rvzjf1aHHgufrTjRlSEBl4e2+FauKneWtCgV07FowEOt2 EQ0ojCbakY9egSloYoVYS+P8Q2bLQECuru9zjRvbrVOWX0pocqwFBrtmsjcNqc4n jIpqD7aoZScm4a7icEo7GdVAVQjMPhYzCvJmlsDd7gpeyKL5J9YsHtFUskYq0c+E b/jAethmdmsm2NEBLR22 =fHP+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Vz1sHFsJRGWXg7jAbnb4--