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From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 04:17:28PM +0200, Krzysztof Hałasa wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> writes:
> 
> >> How about a book, e.g. describing a patch submission process (but not
> >> a copy of kernel's Documentation). The same?
> >
> > That does not make sense, please explain.
> 
> Why not? I can put such a text on a book (say, an e-book) as well.

Where would that text be and what would it mean?

> I'd say you're right with the absence of indication to the contrary -
> but if someone explicitly states something is not (e.g. yet) under GPL,
> then how one could say SPDX-something has legal precedence is beyound
> me.

It is identical to saying "this file is licensed under this specific
license".  That is what a spdx line means, please read up on them if you
are curious.

> > S-o-b is a DIFFERENT thing entirely.   Please go read the DCO for what
> > you are agreeing to there, it is a declaration for what you are doing.
> 
> Well, that's my position.

That's not what a signed-off-by means, please do not try to make it
something it is not.

thanks,

greg k-h