On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 19:33:15 +0100 Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de> wrote:
> Copied from the Linux kernel COPYING file. > > Add the required tags for reference and tooling. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de> > > --- > LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) > > --- /dev/null > +++ b/LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note > @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ > +SPDX-Exception-Identifier: Linux-syscall-note > +SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/Linux-syscall-note.html > +SPDX-Licenses: GPL-2.0, GPL-2.0+, GPL-1.0+, LGPL-2.0, LGPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.1, > LGPL-2.1+ > +Usage-Guide: > + This exception is used together with one of the above SPDX-Licenses > + to mark user space API (uapi) header files so they can be included > + into non GPL compliant user space application code. > + To use this exception add it with the keyword WITH to one of the > + identifiers in the SPDX-Licenses tag: > + SPDX-License-Identifier: <SPDX-License> WITH Linux-syscall-note > +License-Text: > + > + NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel > + services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use > + of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work". > + Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software > + Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux > + kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it. > + > + Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel > + is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not > + v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated. This seems off-topic for the syscall exception..? Getting the GPL versions right is what this exercise is a whole is about (among other things); I wouldn't expect people to look for it here. jon
