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* [PATCH] LICENSES: Replace the obsolete address of the FSF
@ 2025-07-11  5:45 Thomas Huth
  2025-07-16 11:38 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Huth @ 2025-07-11  5:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thomas Gleixner, Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: linux-kernel, linux-spdx

From: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>

The FSF does not reside in the Franklin street anymore. Let's update
the address with the link to their website, as suggested in the latest
revisions of their licenses.
(See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt for example)

Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0 |  6 +++---
 LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0  | 10 ++++------
 LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0 |  5 ++---
 LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1 |  8 ++++----
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0 b/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
index 3a4fa969e4c29..8d0a75431f06d 100644
--- a/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
+++ b/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ License-Text:
 	     Version 1, February 1989
 
  Copyright (C) 1989 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-                    675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
+                    <https://fsf.org/>
+
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 
@@ -227,8 +228,7 @@ the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+    along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 
diff --git a/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
index ff0812fd89cc4..ea8e93dc44bc4 100644
--- a/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
+++ b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ License-Text:
 		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 		       Version 2, June 1991
 
- Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-                       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ <https://fsf.org/>
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 
@@ -322,10 +322,8 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
-
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 
diff --git a/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0 b/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0
index 957d798fe0372..dc629746eb726 100644
--- a/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0
+++ b/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 Version 2, June 1991
 
 Copyright (C) 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+<https://fsf.org/>
 
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
 license document, but changing it is not allowed.
@@ -468,8 +468,7 @@ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public
 License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
-along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+along with this library; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 
diff --git a/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1 b/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1
index b73f9b6230f52..105b9f3c5ba12 100644
--- a/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1
+++ b/LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 Version 2.1, February 1999
 
 Copyright (C) 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+<https://fsf.org/>
 
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
 license document, but changing it is not allowed.
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
 for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Also add
-information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
+along with this library; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 
 You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
 school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if
-- 
2.50.0


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* Re: [PATCH] LICENSES: Replace the obsolete address of the FSF
  2025-07-11  5:45 [PATCH] LICENSES: Replace the obsolete address of the FSF Thomas Huth
@ 2025-07-16 11:38 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
  2025-07-16 12:00   ` Thomas Huth
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman @ 2025-07-16 11:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thomas Huth; +Cc: Thomas Gleixner, linux-kernel, linux-spdx

On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 07:45:48AM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> From: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> 
> The FSF does not reside in the Franklin street anymore. Let's update
> the address with the link to their website, as suggested in the latest
> revisions of their licenses.
> (See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt for example)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>  LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0 |  6 +++---
>  LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0  | 10 ++++------
>  LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0 |  5 ++---
>  LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1 |  8 ++++----
>  4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0 b/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
> index 3a4fa969e4c29..8d0a75431f06d 100644
> --- a/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
> +++ b/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
> @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ License-Text:
>  	     Version 1, February 1989
>  
>   Copyright (C) 1989 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> -                    675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
> +                    <https://fsf.org/>
> +

Nit, this change, differs from this one:

> --- a/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
> +++ b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
> @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ License-Text:
>  		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
>  		       Version 2, June 1991
>  
> - Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> -                       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
> + Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
> + <https://fsf.org/>
>   Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
>   of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
>  

Ah, wait, that's what the FSF did on their site, ugh.

How about make this 4 patches, one for each file, include a link to
where each of the changes came from (you only have one link in the
changelog.)

Just to be explicit here.

thanks,

greg k-h

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* Re: [PATCH] LICENSES: Replace the obsolete address of the FSF
  2025-07-16 11:38 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
@ 2025-07-16 12:00   ` Thomas Huth
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Huth @ 2025-07-16 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: Thomas Gleixner, linux-kernel, linux-spdx

On 16/07/2025 13.38, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 07:45:48AM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> From: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>
>> The FSF does not reside in the Franklin street anymore. Let's update
>> the address with the link to their website, as suggested in the latest
>> revisions of their licenses.
>> (See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt for example)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>   LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0 |  6 +++---
>>   LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0  | 10 ++++------
>>   LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.0 |  5 ++---
>>   LICENSES/preferred/LGPL-2.1 |  8 ++++----
>>   4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0 b/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
>> index 3a4fa969e4c29..8d0a75431f06d 100644
>> --- a/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
>> +++ b/LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
>> @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ License-Text:
>>   	     Version 1, February 1989
>>   
>>    Copyright (C) 1989 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> -                    675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
>> +                    <https://fsf.org/>
>> +
> 
> Nit, this change, differs from this one:
> 
>> --- a/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
>> +++ b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
>> @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ License-Text:
>>   		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
>>   		       Version 2, June 1991
>>   
>> - Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> -                       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
>> + Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
>> + <https://fsf.org/>
>>    Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
>>    of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
>>   
> 
> Ah, wait, that's what the FSF did on their site, ugh.
> 
> How about make this 4 patches, one for each file, include a link to
> where each of the changes came from (you only have one link in the
> changelog.)
> 
> Just to be explicit here.

Ok, can do.

  Thomas


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