From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Thu Dec 7 00:47:40 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9917CE9262F for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2017 00:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (troutmask.apl.washington.edu [128.95.76.21]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "troutmask", Issuer "troutmask" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 666D46B2D9 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2017 00:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id vB70lXRj053824 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:47:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: (from sgk@localhost) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id vB70lXMK053823 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:47:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:47:33 -0800 From: Steve Kargl To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: SPDX tags in file? Message-ID: <20171207004733.GA53700@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Reply-To: sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.2 (2016-11-26) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:47:40 -0000 It seems that the application of SPDX license tags has been automated and done without reviewing whether the tag is correct. For example, the BSD-4-Clause tag has been placed in the files in lib/msun/bsdsrc. Given the UCB letter concerning removal of clauses 3 and 4, these files should probably have had the Copyright updated and a different SPDX clause applied. -- Steve