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Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: license-rules.txt: cover SPDX headers on Python
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From:   Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
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Date:   Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:20:35 -0700
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On Fri, 2019-09-06 at 11:45 -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Fri, 06 Sep 2019 05:20:30 -0700
> Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> escreveu:
> 
> > On Fri, 2019-09-06 at 08:34 -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > > I did some changes on it, plus one change at the pedantic mode of
> > > scripts/spdxcheck.py, and placed the corresponding patches at:
> > > 
> > > 	https://git.linuxtv.org/mchehab/experimental.git/log/?h=spdx_pedantic  
> > 
> > Overall seems very nice, thanks.
> > 
> > Couple nits.
> > 
> > Some of the scripts and py files move the author
> > block into a description or add unnecessary blank
> > comments.  These may use some manual fixups.
> 
> True. I noticed that too. I suspect that fixing this automatically would 
> make the script too complex.
> 
> Anyway, the point is: who will apply it? Linus? Each maintainer?

I have been advocating for a treewide scripted mechanism for awhile.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/4398924f28a58fca296d101dae11e7accce80656.camel@perches.com/