On Tue Feb 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM CET, Richard Fontana wrote: > On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM Piotr Masłowski <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only >> [...] >> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 >> >> Is there some intended meaning behind this distinction? Bear in mind >> I'm not a kernel developer so I might very well be missing something, >> but AFAIK the `GPL-2.0` SPDX identifier is just an older, deprecated >> variant with the same meaning as `GPL-2.0-only`. (Just like `GPL-2.0+` >> which is a deprecated version of `GPL-2.0-or-later`.) > > Several years ago the FSF persuaded the SPDX legal team to deprecate > GPL-2.0/GPL-2.0+ in favor of GPL-2.0-only/GPL-2.0-or-later. The FSF > viewpoint is expressed here: > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/identify-licenses-clearly.html > > Personally, I think this change was problematic.
Sure, but I don't think there's any reason to mix both styles, is there? Best regards, Piotr Masłowski
