Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752693Ab3JESnQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Oct 2013 14:43:16 -0400 Received: from relay5-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.197]:37445 "EHLO relay5-d.mail.gandi.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752265Ab3JESnP (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Oct 2013 14:43:15 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 50.43.39.152 Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:43:08 -0700 From: Josh Triplett To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Andy Whitcroft , Joe Perches , Greg Kroah-Hartman Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Check for the FSF mailing address Message-ID: <20131005184307.GA6429@leaf> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1716 Lines: 42 Kernel maintainers reject new instances of the GPL boilerplate paragraph directing people to write to the FSF for a copy of the GPL, since the FSF has moved in the past and may do so again. Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett --- Inspired by Greg's standard response to omit the paragraph "unless you want to track the movements of the FSF's office for the next 40 years." scripts/checkpatch.pl | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 2ee9eb7..2d7cc45 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -1859,6 +1859,16 @@ sub process { $rpt_cleaners = 1; } +# Check for FSF mailing addresses. + if ($rawline =~ /You should have received a copy/ || + $rawline =~ /write to the Free Software/ || + $rawline =~ /59 Temple Place/ || + $rawline =~ /51 Franklin Street/) { + my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n"; + ERROR("FSF_MAILING_ADDRESS", + "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" . $herevet) + } + # check for Kconfig help text having a real description # Only applies when adding the entry originally, after that we do not have # sufficient context to determine whether it is indeed long enough. -- 1.8.4.rc3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/