From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mga02.intel.com ([134.134.136.20]:32446 "EHLO mga02.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753222Ab3LGXBX (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Dec 2013 18:01:23 -0500 Message-ID: <1386457281.2195.55.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> (sfid-20131208_000127_235275_8E381015) Subject: Re: [net] nfc: Fix FSF address in file headers From: Jeff Kirsher To: Joe Perches Cc: Arend van Spriel , "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Lauro Ramos Venancio , Aloisio Almeida Jr , Samuel Ortiz Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:01:21 -0800 In-Reply-To: <1386456926.31845.57.camel@joe-AO722> References: <1386348976-24657-1-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> <52A39F18.8080202@broadcom.com> <1386456552.2195.52.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> <1386456926.31845.57.camel@joe-AO722> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-LqPi0IdVyl80OKnjwtN0" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-LqPi0IdVyl80OKnjwtN0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2013-12-07 at 14:55 -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > On Sat, 2013-12-07 at 14:49 -0800, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > > 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 Foundat= ion > > > > in the file header comment. Resolve by replacing the address with > > > > the URL so that we do not have to ke= ep > > > > updating the header comments anytime the address changes. > > >=20 > > > This seems to pop up from time to time and unfortunately the resoluti= on=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. > >=20 > > 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. > >=20 > > I guess the only argument I would have against referring to the COPYING > > in the tree itself is that the headers already state: > >=20 > > You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along > > with this program; > >=20 > > (which refers to the COPYING file) and then it states... > >=20 > > if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., > > 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. > >=20 > > This is the second part that needs cleanup if the file refers to the ol= d > > address. So just by removing the address and providing the URL, you ar= e > > providing a place that users can get the license *if* the COPYING file > > gets removed (or altered) by who ever releases the kernel. >=20 > Hi Jeff. >=20 > I think what you've done is fine, but remember that > URLs come and go too. True, I just wish that were true for those embarrassing pictures of me 20 years ago... >=20 > There was a discussion about this just a bit ago on lkml > https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/10/6/158 > and this message was added to checkpatch recently: >=20 > "Do not include the paragraph about writing to the Free Software > Foundation's mailing address from the sample GPL notice. The FSF has > changed addresses in the past, and may do so again. Linux already > includes a copy of the GPL.\n" Thanks for the info, I overlooked that thread. --=-LqPi0IdVyl80OKnjwtN0 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) iQIcBAABCgAGBQJSo6jBAAoJEOVv75VaS+3OhhIP/iCcDM+VlOnRSWlDO2wFAGJ8 Iyz56bi34Ek691gLkxOml/tlr/7Li+gjc1/rWw8JwPftvwTtFj09YK49qg94UvVH QBc+N8CtM5Oj9KmXc+xm7yQNKVW1YJZTzVxdsZCTiEaCukxQ/ihebtJnYa29MHLQ quvPVhZRahMibCdvFz7AavE1MJ8ZCcExykJlgS5joQLxs5KVolq0g459xsxKvUSA HClMC7Xv2Y+UkSAmtzimS3gleoUkVTrfYXwva5LiuQp4o0lmkgH+0MundtU3roM1 UOk2xUg0SwZVbyvQl+f2hhvjBvPJY5tVfN3eW6EZX6Mo9dICUACNlRH2ChAN1XRC 2WbHv9VrAq/58JpeFBbrEYWl8DLakqLYU9BvC3B9Bo7JBkph96+V4GWMfYfaEZdE APfEuekkgitKe7pyhLDq4bmqsuV98yc4NXbnn9QKZjuJRgM/E0upWVWwSmWZPpHO SzFb1IW0G0Qh//BqnQ9Bk8JPsQ169hHCmO8+G6E3IPW6eGKPMtBfD85w4JguBOIY gjX0p44w9NNfKnBPFtlz5daP5vUfrxqyGJ1cjz03ln3pZsMPJff9ZzCX9lP3jrj8 OWL/Xz+lDk/Ip8fMEgVKZK3K4MIMA4lgjnKBKUVp5cAKltRCmYIYbKDCzIibGN11 y9Vvi4781Y5ognC5ITNQ =SdNd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-LqPi0IdVyl80OKnjwtN0--