Re: [PATCH 36/36] next-cube: replace boiler-plate GPL 2.0 or later license text with SPDX identifier

["Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>]

On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 09:58:52AM +0100, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
> ---
>  hw/m68k/next-cube.c | 5 +----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/m68k/next-cube.c b/hw/m68k/next-cube.c
> index eefb372dca..c961d5fef6 100644
> --- a/hw/m68k/next-cube.c
> +++ b/hw/m68k/next-cube.c
> @@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
>   * Copyright (c) 2011 Bryce Lanham
>   * Copyright (c) 2024 Mark Cave-Ayland
>   *
> - * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> - * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
> - * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
> - * or (at your option) any later version.
> + * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later

Although the Kernel folks did such replacements, IMHO we should be
wary about removing existing license boilerplate text, as it is
potentially in conflict with the requirements in clause 1 of the
license to keep all existing notices intact, depending on your
interpretation.

With regards,
Daniel
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