Hi Pedro, SPDX is only for licenses, not copyrights.
There used to be a requirement for Intel copyright end year to be updated. That is no longer a requirement, and should reduce the churn on the file headers. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Pedro Falcato <pedro.falc...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 12:23 PM > To: devel@edk2.groups.io; ler...@redhat.com > Cc: mikub...@linux.microsoft.com; Kinney, Michael D > <michael.d.kin...@intel.com>; Leif Lindholm > <quic_llind...@quicinc.com>; Andrew Fish <af...@apple.com>; Sean > Brogan <sean.bro...@microsoft.com>; Gerd Hoffmann <kra...@redhat.com>; > Oliver Steffen <ostef...@redhat.com> > Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] CodeQL and Apache Licensed Files > > On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:51 PM Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com> > wrote: > > > > On 10/27/23 23:11, Michael Kubacki wrote: > > > I'd like to bring attention to Apache License 2.0 code in the > CodeQL > > > series I sent to the mailing list for steward review. > > > > > > In particular, the files in the BaseTools/Plugin/CodeQL/analyze > > > directory of this patch: > > > > > > https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/109696 > > > > > > Please let me know if any next steps are needed. > > > > (1) I don't know if edk2 accepts contributions under Apache License > 2.0; > > just want to point out that this license is acceptable in Fedora > (and so > > RHEL too), per > > <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/allowed-licenses/>. > Assuming > > we're talking about "Apache Software License 2.0". > > > > (2) Should we extend "License Details" and "Code Contributions" in > > "ReadMe.rst"? > > > > (3) Should the new files (under Apache License 2.0) use an SPDX > > identifier tag, for easy greppability? > > I would welcome replacing *all* copyright notices with SPDX tags. > Would also end the "Copyright (c) Corp Corporation" churn that > regularly happens in EDK2! > > -- > Pedro -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#110445): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/110445 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/102230244/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/leave/9847357/21656/1706620634/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
